{"id":2426,"date":"2014-12-22T08:00:29","date_gmt":"2014-12-22T15:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/?p=2426"},"modified":"2014-12-18T14:59:55","modified_gmt":"2014-12-18T21:59:55","slug":"when-there-is-an-obstacle-angelina-jolie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/when-there-is-an-obstacle-angelina-jolie\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;When there is an obstacle . . . &#8221;   Angelina Jolie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;When there is an obstacle, you have to rise to the challenge, not be overwhelmed by it. And we&#8217;re not alone in the world. I don&#8217;t know if there&#8217;s a name for that \u2014 religion or faith \u2014 just that there&#8217;s something greater than all of us, and it&#8217;s uniting and beautiful.&#8221; \u2014 Angelina Jolie, December 22, 2014 People magazine.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/March.stone-wall.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2427 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/March.stone-wall-150x150.png\" alt=\"March.stone wall\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>From Marlene:<\/strong> Writing unites and connects us and that is, indeed, beautiful. When you reach an obstacle or challenge with your writing, see if you can work around it. Write sideways, in the margins. Come at the problem from a new angle. See the stumbling block as an opportunity to explore the problem and create a new solution. How? By doing a freewrite. Write down the first word that pops into your head and then write, for 12-15 minutes. Click <a title=\"The Write Spot Writing Prompts\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thewritespot.us\/writingprompt.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> and <a title=\"The Write Spot Blog prompts\" href=\"http:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/?cat=4\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> for more writing prompts. Just Write!<\/p>\n<p>Photo by Jim C. March<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;When there is an obstacle, you have to rise to the challenge, not be overwhelmed by it. And we&#8217;re not alone in the world. 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