{"id":2394,"date":"2024-09-24T13:20:15","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T17:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/walkingdeadman.com\/?p=2394"},"modified":"2024-09-24T13:20:15","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T17:20:15","slug":"one-day-or-day-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/walkingdeadman.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/24\/one-day-or-day-one\/","title":{"rendered":"One Day or Day One?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One day, they say,<br>The world will change, the pain will fade,<br>All dreams will find their way,<br>And the storms inside will settle down<br>But One Day is just a distant star,<br>A hope forever hanging far,<br>A whisper that drifts upon the wind.<br>A promise left behind, not quite within.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Day One, though, is now\u2026<br>A sunrise breaking through the night,<br>A step into the unknown light,<br>A choice to move, to rise, to start,<br>To carry forward the heavy heart.<br>Day One is the soil beneath my feet,<br>The breath that urges me to meet<br>The challenge, the chance, the fragile dawn.<br>A path where fear and courage bond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One Day, a hope we toss ahead.<br>But Day One always begins the thread,<br>Of change, of truth, of what can be<br>A life lived fully, wild and free.<br>So I\u2019ll embrace this day, right here, right now,<br>For Day One will lead me, somewhere, somehow<br>To gather One Day where dreams are won,<br>But the journey starts always<br>in turn with Day One.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With faith in God, I take each step,<br>Trusting His hand in every breath.<br>For Day One\u2019s grace is heaven-sent,<br>A gift where hope and strength are lent.<br>His love will guide me through the night,<br>And lead me to that day so bright<br>Where One Day, in His perfect time,<br>I\u2019ll see His promise, pure and divine!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Peace and blessings!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure 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