{"id":10534,"date":"2025-09-10T04:47:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T08:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/?p=10534"},"modified":"2025-09-15T06:13:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T10:13:05","slug":"a-lesson-i-wish-i-had-learned-earlier-in-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rickollie.com\/es\/2025\/09\/10\/a-lesson-i-wish-i-had-learned-earlier-in-life\/","title":{"rendered":"A Lesson I Wish I Had Learned Earlier in Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Daily Prompt&#8217;s QOTD<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Poem&#8217;s come from the heart and although I didn&#8217;t write this, it says it all. 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I should have double checked those boxes long before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IT5sZil0IoI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=es-MX&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><em>Lauren Spencer Smith: Things you never say <\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">In the end &#8216;<strong><em>I can&#8217;t hate you. 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