{"id":4431,"date":"2024-10-14T13:42:41","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T11:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/becomingbetterhub.net\/auctions\/?p=4431"},"modified":"2024-10-14T13:43:39","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T11:43:39","slug":"walking-the-tight-rope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/akweks.com\/auctions\/walking-the-tight-rope\/","title":{"rendered":"Walking the Tight Rope"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Walking the Tightrope<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Finding a work\/life balance is hard work. So hard that many of us never manage to do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Some of us are so lazy we are in danger of rusting away. 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