{"id":13063,"date":"2013-02-24T08:33:10","date_gmt":"2013-02-24T12:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/nakedpastor\/?p=13063"},"modified":"2013-02-24T08:35:43","modified_gmt":"2013-02-24T12:35:43","slug":"i-might-be-alone-for-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/nakedpastor\/2013\/02\/i-might-be-alone-for-now\/","title":{"rendered":"i might be alone for now"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p><figure id=\"attachment_13064\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13064\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/124566469\/i-might-be-alone-print\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-13064\" title=\"alone for now_3\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/328\/2013\/02\/alone-for-now_3-550x511.jpg\" alt=\"i might be alone for now cartoon drawing by nakedpastor david hayward\" width=\"550\" height=\"511\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13064\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201ci might be alone for now\u201d by nakedpastor David Hayward<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><p>We all know one of the severest costs of choosing to walk your own path towards your own independence is experiencing loneliness. To find your own land and stake your own claim requires you to become a pioneer. And pioneers know loneliness. Pioneers simply understand that in order to enjoy their own lives to the full they are going to have to leave the herd.<\/p>\n<p>Read any of the accounts of pioneers, such as the fascinating Canadian explorer, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/David_Thompson_(explorer)\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">David Thompson<\/a>, and you will read the story of courageous people who experienced loneliness. The further they got away from home the fewer their companions became.<\/p>\n<p>For many it just isn\u2019t worth it. Comfort is better than change. Safety is better than freedom.<\/p>\n<p>Are you at the crossroads now? Will you forge forward?<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/haywardART-i-might-be-alone-ORIGINAL-drawing-\/350724342313\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">bid on the original<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/124566469\/i-might-be-alone-print\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">buy a print<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all know one of the severest costs of choosing to walk your own path towards your own independence is experiencing loneliness. To find your own land and stake your own claim requires you to become a pioneer. And pioneers know loneliness. 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