{"id":343,"date":"2016-01-01T19:19:20","date_gmt":"2016-01-02T00:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metasilk.com\/wpages\/?p=343"},"modified":"2016-01-01T19:19:20","modified_gmt":"2016-01-02T00:19:20","slug":"returning-to-the-spiral-new-year-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metasilk.com\/wd\/returning-to-the-spiral-new-year-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"returning to the spiral: new year 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been inspired recently. Ellen Million and Alia Thabit are especially inspiring today, but last year there were many women that said or did something that made me\u00a0go, &#8220;hey I could&#8230;&#8221; Or &#8220;I want to try&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In\u00a02016, I am resolving to act on some of those feelings of rendowed\u00a0adventure-\u00a0purpose. 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Ellen Million and Alia Thabit are especially inspiring today, but last year there were many women that said or did something that made me\u00a0go, &#8220;hey I could&#8230;&#8221; Or &#8220;I want to try&#8230;&#8221; In\u00a02016, I am resolving to act on some of those feelings of rendowed\u00a0adventure-\u00a0purpose. 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