{"id":531,"date":"2026-09-29T06:54:43","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T04:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nanakesewaadankwa.de\/blog\/?p=531"},"modified":"2026-09-29T06:54:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T04:54:43","slug":"something-but-not-everything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nanakesewaadankwa.de\/blog\/?p=531","title":{"rendered":"Something but not everything"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Sometimes, the hardest thing to thank God for is what you survived.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p3\">Someone deceived you.<br \/>Something was taken from you.<br \/>And for a while, you may grieve not only the loss, but the person you were before it happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p3\">So when people say, <em>\u201cJust move on,\u201d<\/em><br>you smile, because they make moving on sound so simple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p3\">It isn\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p3\">But then you look at your life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\">And you realise, <br><strong>they took something, but they did not take everything.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p3\">God kept you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p3\">And sometimes, that is enough reason to whisper:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Thank You, Lord.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p3\">Take the lesson.<br \/>Leave the weight.<br \/>Carry the wisdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p4\">And when your heart is ready,<br><strong>move on.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes, the hardest thing to thank God for is what you survived. 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