{"id":141,"date":"2009-05-13T22:16:00","date_gmt":"2009-05-13T22:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/?p=141"},"modified":"2009-05-13T22:16:00","modified_gmt":"2009-05-13T22:16:00","slug":"natural-grace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/?p=141","title":{"rendered":"NATURAL GRACE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_jTb_cRUMExg\/SgtHDgyoXrI\/AAAAAAAABQ0\/1OGm-cvicwk\/s1600-h\/leon+hawk.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 216px;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_jTb_cRUMExg\/SgtHDgyoXrI\/AAAAAAAABQ0\/1OGm-cvicwk\/s320\/leon+hawk.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335436309217959602\" \/><\/a>Natural grace, is a term that I apply to those who always seem to effortlessly exhibit good behavior, good manners, and are able to easily empathize with others.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre\"> <\/span>John Nicholas Brown is my benchmark, against whom all others are measured. Larry Huntington, has always shown me these attributes.<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre\"> <\/span>It is Leon Russell, however, who is a man who may not gotten past the fourth grade as an education. Grew up poor, sometimes spearing frogs for food. Despite this background, Leon, exhibited the most wonderful manners. He was nonetheless who he was, a little rough, but shining through were exemplary values.<br \/><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_jTb_cRUMExg\/SgtHDqyBDCI\/AAAAAAAABQs\/kLcyj2JM44A\/s1600-h\/leon+dog.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_jTb_cRUMExg\/SgtHDqyBDCI\/AAAAAAAABQs\/kLcyj2JM44A\/s320\/leon+dog.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335436311899737122\" \/><\/a><br \/><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_jTb_cRUMExg\/SgtHDcsCZUI\/AAAAAAAABQk\/1-MMXRLJ4FE\/s1600-h\/larry:2003.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_jTb_cRUMExg\/SgtHDcsCZUI\/AAAAAAAABQk\/1-MMXRLJ4FE\/s320\/larry:2003.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335436308116563266\" \/><\/a><br \/><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_jTb_cRUMExg\/SgtHDXgX99I\/AAAAAAAABQc\/JrQRnRFkyJQ\/s1600-h\/jnb+23.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_jTb_cRUMExg\/SgtHDXgX99I\/AAAAAAAABQc\/JrQRnRFkyJQ\/s320\/jnb+23.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335436306725468114\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Natural grace, is a term that I apply to those who always seem to effortlessly exhibit good behavior, good manners, and are able to easily empathize with others. John Nicholas Brown is my benchmark, against whom all others are measured. Larry Huntington, has always shown me these attributes. 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