{"id":1223,"date":"2026-01-15T23:56:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T23:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thoughtsbymarlene.com\/home-2\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T22:42:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T22:42:58","slug":"home-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thoughtsbymarlene.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1223\" class=\"elementor elementor-1223\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8614fa3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8614fa3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40e2e83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40e2e83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>\u201cWritten for seekers, thinkers, and anyone craving meaning in everyday life. 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