{"id":1591,"date":"2010-01-28T12:46:28","date_gmt":"2010-01-28T19:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/?p=1591"},"modified":"2014-11-27T12:02:37","modified_gmt":"2014-11-27T19:02:37","slug":"inspiration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2010\/01\/28\/inspiration\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspiration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2010\/01\/inspiration\/asimov\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7624\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7624\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2010\/01\/28\/inspiration\/asimov\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/asimov.png?fit=800%2C800\" data-orig-size=\"800,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"isaac asimov quote\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;However, I continue to try and I continue, indefatigably, to reach out. There&amp;#8217;s no way I can single-handedly save the world, or perhaps, even make a perceptible difference &amp;#8212; but how ashamed I would be to let a day pass without making one more effort. I have to make my life worthwhile &amp;#8212; to myself, if to no one else &amp;#8212; and writing these essays is one of the chief ways in which I accomplish the task. Isaac Asimov&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/asimov.png?fit=640%2C640\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7624\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/asimov.png?resize=640%2C640\" alt=\"I have to make my life worthwhile - isaac asimov\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/asimov.png?resize=640%2C640 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/asimov.png?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/asimov.png?resize=300%2C300 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/asimov.png?resize=65%2C65 65w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/asimov.png?w=800 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A friend emailed these words of inspiration to me\u00a0today. Isaac Asimov was a brilliant and inspirational mind and this is a great reminder that I need to get back to writing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2014\/09\/juggle-cancer-parenting\/border-pink\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7071\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7071\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2014\/09\/01\/juggle-cancer-parenting\/border-pink\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/border-pink.png?fit=640%2C89\" data-orig-size=\"640,89\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"border-pink\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/border-pink.png?fit=640%2C89\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7071\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/border-pink.png?resize=640%2C89\" alt=\"coffeejitters border pink\" width=\"640\" height=\"89\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/border-pink.png?w=640 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/border-pink.png?resize=300%2C41 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>. A friend emailed these words of inspiration to me\u00a0today. Isaac Asimov was a brilliant and inspirational mind and this is a great reminder that I need to get back to writing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7624,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[699,694],"tags":[48,671,344],"class_list":["post-1591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-inspiration-living-well","category-living-well","tag-inspiration","tag-life-lessons-2","tag-quotes","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/asimov.png?fit=800%2C800","blog_post_layout_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/asimov.png?resize=150%2C150",150,150,true],"full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/asimov.png?fit=800%2C800",800,800,false]},"categories_names":{"699":{"name":"Inspiration","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/category\/life-skills\/inspiration-living-well\/"},"694":{"name":"Living Well","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/category\/living-well\/"}},"tags_names":{"48":{"name":"inspiration","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/tag\/inspiration\/"},"671":{"name":"life lessons","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/tag\/life-lessons-2\/"},"344":{"name":"quotes","link":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/tag\/quotes\/"}},"comments_number":0,"wpmagazine_modules_lite_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/asimov.png?resize=150%2C150",150,150,true],"cvmm-medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/asimov.png?resize=300%2C300",300,300,true],"cvmm-medium-plus":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/asimov.png?resize=305%2C207",305,207,true],"cvmm-portrait":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/asimov.png?resize=400%2C600",400,600,true],"cvmm-medium-square":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/asimov.png?resize=600%2C600",600,600,true],"cvmm-large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/asimov.png?resize=800%2C800",800,800,true],"cvmm-small":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/asimov.png?resize=130%2C95",130,95,true],"full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/asimov.png?fit=800%2C800",800,800,false]},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1fDeG-pF","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":327,"url":"http:\/\/coffeejitters.net\/blog\/2008\/10\/12\/most-like-an-arch-this-marriage\/","url_meta":{"origin":1591,"position":0},"title":"Most Like an Arch This Marriage","author":"Judy Schwartz Haley","date":"","format":false,"excerpt":"two weaknesses that lean into a strength. 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