{"id":7044156,"date":"2026-08-22T18:43:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T18:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/som2nypost.com\/uncategorized\/dont-give-up-finding-beauty-in-life\/"},"modified":"2026-08-22T18:43:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T18:43:58","slug":"dont-give-up-finding-beauty-in-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/som2nypost.com\/?p=7044156","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t Give up! &#8211; Finding Beauty in Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"paragraph\">My recent\u00a0trip to Scotland taught me a very important lesson. Just because there are obstacles in the beginning of a thing, this doesn\u2019t always mean you are not supposed to move ahead with it. Let me explain. We were supposed to leave for our anniversary trip to Scotland on Saturday, July 18th, but due to severe weather in NYC and then in Boston, we experienced several delays and cancellations. 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