{"id":1339,"date":"2017-01-29T18:24:32","date_gmt":"2017-01-29T18:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aboutflowers1.wpengine.com\/?p=1339"},"modified":"2020-07-29T18:09:26","modified_gmt":"2020-07-29T18:09:26","slug":"about-mj-ryan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/safnow.org\/aboutflowers\/about-mj-ryan\/","title":{"rendered":"About M.J. Ryan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; transparent_background=&#8221;off&#8221; allow_player_pause=&#8221;off&#8221; inner_shadow=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;off&#8221; padding_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;on&#8221; make_equal=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;50px|0|50px|0&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; prev_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; next_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;][et_pb_row background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;About MJ Ryan Text&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/safnow.org\/aboutflowers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/01\/mj_ryan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1261 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/safnow.org\/aboutflowers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/01\/mj_ryan.jpg\" alt=\"About MJ Ryan\" width=\"100\" height=\"139\" \/><\/a>Inspirational author and coach M.J. 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