{"id":86,"date":"2009-09-18T07:01:06","date_gmt":"2009-09-18T12:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karencasey.wordpress.com\/?p=86"},"modified":"2009-09-18T07:01:06","modified_gmt":"2009-09-18T12:01:06","slug":"the-decision-to-experience-peace-is-the-first-step","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=86","title":{"rendered":"The decision to experience peace is the first step. . ."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was rereading something I had written in the late 70&#8217;s and it reminded me that I have been saying the same thing for years but unfortunately not always remembering to live the words. \u00a0In the<em> Today&#8217;s Gift <\/em> message from Hazelden today, my book <strong>Each Day A New Beginning<\/strong> was suggesting that we &#8220;act as if&#8221; if we&#8217;re not feeling hopeful or peaceful or loving, etc.<\/p>\n<p>Acting as if helps to create the attitude we want to model to others. \u00a0It does work. \u00a0It always has worked. \u00a0My first sponsor suggested it when I got sober in 1976. \u00a0I want to remember it today if the expression I am about to make to some one else, <strong>ANY<\/strong> some one else, isn&#8217;t the one that would allow them to feel worthy. \u00a0If we all did this just a couple of times today, the world would shift. \u00a0Trust me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was rereading something I had written in the late 70&#8217;s and it reminded me that I have been saying the same thing for years but unfortunately not always remembering to live the words. \u00a0In the Today&#8217;s Gift message from Hazelden today, my book Each Day A New Beginning was suggesting that we &#8220;act as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[19,69,191],"class_list":["post-86","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-your-experience-strength-and-hope","tag-act-as-if","tag-each-day-a-new-beginning","tag-shift"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The decision to experience peace is the first step. . . | Karen Casey<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=86\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The decision to experience peace is the first step. . . | Karen Casey\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I was rereading something I had written in the late 70&#8217;s and it reminded me that I have been saying the same thing for years but unfortunately not always remembering to live the words. \u00a0In the Today&#8217;s Gift message from Hazelden today, my book Each Day A New Beginning was suggesting that we &#8220;act as [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=86\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Karen Casey\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2009-09-18T12:01:06+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"karencasey\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"karencasey\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=86#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=86\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"karencasey\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/#\/schema\/person\/be42ec49697eba07d84ddf86ace97639\"},\"headline\":\"The decision to experience peace is the first step. . .\",\"datePublished\":\"2009-09-18T12:01:06+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=86\"},\"wordCount\":158,\"commentCount\":20,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"act as if\",\"Each Day A New Beginning\",\"shift\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Your Experience, Strength and Hope\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=86#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=86\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=86\",\"name\":\"The decision to experience peace is the first step. . . | Karen Casey\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2009-09-18T12:01:06+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=86#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=86\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=86#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The decision to experience peace is the first step. . .\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/\",\"name\":\"Karen Casey\",\"description\":\"You are not alone, anymore\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Karen Casey\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Karen-Casey_Logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Karen-Casey_Logo.png\",\"width\":1925,\"height\":396,\"caption\":\"Karen Casey\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/#\/schema\/person\/be42ec49697eba07d84ddf86ace97639\",\"name\":\"karencasey\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d716ba136efb23645023089393ecf4a985aa038929f77a8947d71f877283c6ac?s=96&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d716ba136efb23645023089393ecf4a985aa038929f77a8947d71f877283c6ac?s=96&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d716ba136efb23645023089393ecf4a985aa038929f77a8947d71f877283c6ac?s=96&r=g\",\"caption\":\"karencasey\"},\"description\":\"I am an author, a lecturer, and a workshop presenter. I have presented programs throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Germany, and Ireland. As of July, 2010 I have published 23 books, with number 24 being released in spring of 2011 and a memoir underway. For a listing of my books and ordering information, go to www.womens-spirituality.com. To contact me about presenting a program in your area, call 239-398-6327 or e-mail me from my web site or at jcasey4991@aol.com\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?author=4\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The decision to experience peace is the first step. . . | Karen Casey","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=86","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The decision to experience peace is the first step. . . | Karen Casey","og_description":"I was rereading something I had written in the late 70&#8217;s and it reminded me that I have been saying the same thing for years but unfortunately not always remembering to live the words. \u00a0In the Today&#8217;s Gift message from Hazelden today, my book Each Day A New Beginning was suggesting that we &#8220;act as [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=86","og_site_name":"Karen Casey","article_published_time":"2009-09-18T12:01:06+00:00","author":"karencasey","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"karencasey","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=86#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=86"},"author":{"name":"karencasey","@id":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/#\/schema\/person\/be42ec49697eba07d84ddf86ace97639"},"headline":"The decision to experience peace is the first step. . .","datePublished":"2009-09-18T12:01:06+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=86"},"wordCount":158,"commentCount":20,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/#organization"},"keywords":["act as if","Each Day A New Beginning","shift"],"articleSection":["Your Experience, Strength and Hope"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=86#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=86","url":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=86","name":"The decision to experience peace is the first step. . . | Karen Casey","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2009-09-18T12:01:06+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=86#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=86"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=86#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The decision to experience peace is the first step. . ."}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/","name":"Karen Casey","description":"You are not alone, anymore","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/#organization","name":"Karen Casey","url":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Karen-Casey_Logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Karen-Casey_Logo.png","width":1925,"height":396,"caption":"Karen Casey"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/#\/schema\/person\/be42ec49697eba07d84ddf86ace97639","name":"karencasey","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d716ba136efb23645023089393ecf4a985aa038929f77a8947d71f877283c6ac?s=96&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d716ba136efb23645023089393ecf4a985aa038929f77a8947d71f877283c6ac?s=96&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d716ba136efb23645023089393ecf4a985aa038929f77a8947d71f877283c6ac?s=96&r=g","caption":"karencasey"},"description":"I am an author, a lecturer, and a workshop presenter. I have presented programs throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Germany, and Ireland. As of July, 2010 I have published 23 books, with number 24 being released in spring of 2011 and a memoir underway. For a listing of my books and ordering information, go to www.womens-spirituality.com. To contact me about presenting a program in your area, call 239-398-6327 or e-mail me from my web site or at jcasey4991@aol.com","sameAs":["http:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com"],"url":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?author=4"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=86"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=86"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=86"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=86"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}