{"id":18424,"date":"2022-04-03T15:39:06","date_gmt":"2022-04-03T19:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/2022\/04\/introspective-thought-of-the-day\/"},"modified":"2022-04-03T15:39:06","modified_gmt":"2022-04-03T19:39:06","slug":"introspective-thought-of-the-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/2022\/04\/introspective-thought-of-the-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Introspective Thought of the Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I think I spent a lot of time trying to be the best version of myself that I could be, rather than just being myself. ~jg <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>#justthinking #deepthought #whatever<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"2176\" data-attachment-id=\"18423\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/2022\/04\/introspective-thought-of-the-day\/20220402_1751084079028598600468561\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220402_1751084079028598600468561-scaled.jpg?fit=1153%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1153,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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=\"20220402_1751084079028598600468561\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220402_1751084079028598600468561-scaled.jpg?fit=461%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220402_1751084079028598600468561-scaled.jpg?fit=980%2C2176&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220402_1751084079028598600468561.jpg?resize=980%2C2176&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220402_1751084079028598600468561-scaled.jpg?resize=1081%2C2400&amp;ssl=1 1081w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220402_1751084079028598600468561-scaled.jpg?resize=461%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 461w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220402_1751084079028598600468561-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1705&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220402_1751084079028598600468561-scaled.jpg?resize=692%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 692w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220402_1751084079028598600468561-scaled.jpg?resize=922%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 922w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220402_1751084079028598600468561-scaled.jpg?resize=95%2C210&amp;ssl=1 95w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220402_1751084079028598600468561-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C3410&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/20220402_1751084079028598600468561-scaled.jpg?w=1153&amp;ssl=1 1153w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>Meet Jack, the Big Black Cock (Jersey Giant we think).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Authors Note: All opinions expressed here are just that: opinions. If you don&#8217;t like mine, I probably won&#8217;t like yours either. Let&#8217;s just nod, and walk away. Maybe come back with solutions instead of opinions. Because of the two, only solutions actually matter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I think I spent a lot of time trying to be the best version of myself that I could be, rather than just being myself. ~jg #justthinking #deepthought #whatever Authors Note: All opinions expressed here are just that: opinions. If you don&#8217;t like mine, I probably won&#8217;t like yours either. 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