{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Robert Wesley Branch","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.robertwesleybranch.com\/robertwritings","author_name":"Robert Wesley Branch","author_url":"https:\/\/www.robertwesleybranch.com\/robertwritings\/author\/admin\/","title":"When Hope Turns to Cope - Robert Wesley Branch","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"EdOY8pJv5C\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertwesleybranch.com\/robertwritings\/spirituality\/when-hope-turns-to-cope\/\">When Hope Turns to Cope<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.robertwesleybranch.com\/robertwritings\/spirituality\/when-hope-turns-to-cope\/embed\/#?secret=EdOY8pJv5C\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;When Hope Turns to Cope&#8221; &#8212; Robert Wesley Branch\" data-secret=\"EdOY8pJv5C\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.robertwesleybranch.com\/robertwritings\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.robertwesleybranch.com\/robertwritings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/003-When-Hope-Turns-to-Cope-16x9-1.jpeg","thumbnail_width":1173,"thumbnail_height":670,"description":"You can make the right decision. And you can make the decision right. So many political analysts, pundits and opinion writers (myself among them!) were expecting, even hoping that Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro would be selected by Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris to be her pick for Vice President. For some of them, in the wake of her choice of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, that hope has turned to cope. Most of you know what it\u2019s like to be the hope of your family. You may be pursuing a career path in an occupation in which no one in the family before you has ever practiced and succeeded. Your income may be above all the rest of the kinfolks. You may have purchased the first home the bloodline has ever known, elevating the whole tribe from generational urban renters to suburban owners. Because of your line of work, you may have traveled the world in business and first class. You may arrive at the airport on the opposite coast, to a tuxedo-clad gentleman holding a small placard with your name on it, waiting to escort you to an idling sedan, that whisks you to and from the airport in the Read More ..."}