
{"id":118,"date":"2007-12-12T16:35:00","date_gmt":"2007-12-12T16:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.tomsprice.com.php5-20.dfw1-2.websitetestlink.com\/?p=118"},"modified":"2022-02-25T11:33:07","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T17:33:07","slug":"cultivating-creativity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomsprice.com\/blog\/2007\/12\/12\/cultivating-creativity\/","title":{"rendered":"Cultivating Creativity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_SMwZMK2dZJQ\/R2AOpAuX2oI\/AAAAAAAAAQc\/Q5JpNhkc7Hw\/s1600-h\/iStock_000004829348XSmall.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143126872189033090\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px;text-align: center;cursor: hand\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_SMwZMK2dZJQ\/R2AOpAuX2oI\/AAAAAAAAAQc\/Q5JpNhkc7Hw\/s320\/iStock_000004829348XSmall.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nEach of my children had their own little tree in their rooms. It was theirs to decorate as they wished. 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