{"id":2089,"date":"2020-01-27T05:30:02","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T12:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.melaniebnewman.com\/staging\/9944\/?p=2089"},"modified":"2022-04-18T14:55:51","modified_gmt":"2022-04-18T20:55:51","slug":"slow-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.melaniebnewman.com\/staging\/9944\/slow-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Slow Down"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I want to suggest a respite in this busy, often frenetic, world in which we live.<\/p>\n<h3>Music has such a powerful ability to calm my spirit and bring with it inner strength and personal insight.<\/h3>\n<p>I hope you might find such peace while listening to this performance of Sissel, an amazing Norwegian soprano.<\/p>\n<p>I encourage you to take just six minutes from your day, sit back, close your eyes and allow your heart to feel the message meant for you.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Slow Down - Sissel (2019 Pioneer Concert with The Tabernacle Choir)\" width=\"1100\" height=\"619\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EFe84U__kt8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Much love,<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.melaniebnewman.com\/staging\/9944\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/signature.png\" alt=\"Melanie Newman\" width=\"223\" height=\"73\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I want to suggest a respite in this busy, often frenetic, world in which we live. 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