{"id":8934,"date":"2026-06-18T23:58:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T03:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chandraalilijah.com\/?p=8934"},"modified":"2026-06-19T00:01:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T04:01:20","slug":"as-26-approaches-i-am-not-playing-it-safe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chandraalilijah.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/18\/as-26-approaches-i-am-not-playing-it-safe\/","title":{"rendered":"As 26 approaches, I am not playing it safe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I like my alone time, I like dating, I like men, I like shopping, I like talking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But you know what?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I ain&#8217;t never hiding Chan again for anybody. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s time to truly show up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Let&#8217;s Get Into It<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do you show up when they want you to play it small<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tune it out. 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