{"id":1391,"date":"2026-02-25T00:53:40","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T00:53:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thoughtsbymarlene.com\/?page_id=1391"},"modified":"2026-02-25T01:06:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T01:06:28","slug":"reviews","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thoughtsbymarlene.com\/?page_id=1391","title":{"rendered":"Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1391\" class=\"elementor elementor-1391\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-62d0f5c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"62d0f5c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6486d4\" data-id=\"c6486d4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b748fc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b748fc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Discover the Depths of <br>Love, Self, and the Divine<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3c205f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3c205f\" 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<p>Explore heartfelt reflections and reader responses celebrating the profound\u00a0<\/p><p>insigts of &#8220;Infinite Repetition in a Finite World&#8221;.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22beac2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"22beac2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-22ccd21 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"22ccd21\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-64353ab\" data-id=\"64353ab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c59edae elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c59edae\" 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<p>This book is incredibly positive and refreshing. 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