{"id":1240,"date":"2011-03-23T08:37:22","date_gmt":"2011-03-23T12:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ChristyEnglish.com\/?p=1240"},"modified":"2011-03-23T08:37:22","modified_gmt":"2011-03-23T12:37:22","slug":"serenity-in-the-midst-of-the-busy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ChristyEnglish.com\/?p=1240","title":{"rendered":"Serenity in the Midst of the Busy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am preparing for TO BE QUEEN to come out on April 5th, so I am writing guests posts, contacting bloggers and reviewers, and getting ready for signings. All of this makes for a lot of busy-ness. I am reminded of THE TAO OF POOH by Benjamin Hoff.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/wiki\/File:Tao.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/9\/93\/Tao.jpg\/250px-Tao.jpg\" alt=\"Tao.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"358\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 250px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 250\/358;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/9\/93\/Tao.jpg\/250px-Tao.jpg\" alt=\"Tao.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"358\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>His Rabbit was always &#8220;Busy, Back Soon.&#8221; In an effort to bring my mind back to serenity and peace in the midst of work, I want to reflect on the fact that I want to be here and now, even in the midst of a book launch. I love my work, and I love working to let other people know about Eleanor. I also love feeling centered and peaceful. I wonder if both are possible at once.<\/p>\n<p>To that end, here is a photo of a beautiful labyrinth in Moncks Corner, SC, a serene and beautiful place that I will go back and visit&#8230;as soon as all my work is done.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ChristyEnglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Mepkin-Abbey-Labyrinth.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1070 lazyload\" title=\"Mepkin Abbey Labyrinth\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.ChristyEnglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Mepkin-Abbey-Labyrinth-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ChristyEnglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Mepkin-Abbey-Labyrinth-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.ChristyEnglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Mepkin-Abbey-Labyrinth.jpg 502w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/225;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1070\" title=\"Mepkin Abbey Labyrinth\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ChristyEnglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Mepkin-Abbey-Labyrinth-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ChristyEnglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Mepkin-Abbey-Labyrinth-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.ChristyEnglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Mepkin-Abbey-Labyrinth.jpg 502w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am preparing for TO BE QUEEN to come out on April 5th, so I am writing guests posts, contacting bloggers and reviewers, and getting ready for signings. All of this makes for a lot of busy-ness. I am reminded of THE TAO OF POOH by Benjamin Hoff. 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