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category-the-view-from-here\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-9-16\" href=\"https:\/\/bangormetro.com\/?p=1670\" aria-label=\"You\u2019re Still Doing better than you think\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/bangormetro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/serene-winter-scene-featuring-a-snow-covered-pine-forest-under-a-clear-blue-sky.-30611608-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Serene winter scene featuring a snow-covered pine forest under a clear blue sky.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bangormetro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/serene-winter-scene-featuring-a-snow-covered-pine-forest-under-a-clear-blue-sky.-30611608-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bangormetro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/serene-winter-scene-featuring-a-snow-covered-pine-forest-under-a-clear-blue-sky.-30611608-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bangormetro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/serene-winter-scene-featuring-a-snow-covered-pine-forest-under-a-clear-blue-sky.-30611608-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bangormetro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/serene-winter-scene-featuring-a-snow-covered-pine-forest-under-a-clear-blue-sky.-30611608-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bangormetro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/serene-winter-scene-featuring-a-snow-covered-pine-forest-under-a-clear-blue-sky.-30611608-2048x1364.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bangormetro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/serene-winter-scene-featuring-a-snow-covered-pine-forest-under-a-clear-blue-sky.-30611608-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bangormetro.com\/?cat=32\" class=\"category-link-the-view-from-here\" rel=\"tag\">The View From Here<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h5 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bangormetro.com\/?p=1670\" rel=\"bookmark\">You\u2019re Still Doing better than you think<\/a><\/h5><\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>Years ago, I wrote a story called \u201cYou\u2019re Doing Better Than You Think\u201d about how overwhelmed I felt as a mother of&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bangormetro.com\/?p=1670\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> You\u2019re Still Doing better than you think<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- .entry-footer -->\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-1667 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-community tag-featured\">\n\t\t\t\t<a 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class=\"category-link-arts-culture\" rel=\"tag\">Arts &amp; Culture<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h5 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bangormetro.com\/?p=1659\" rel=\"bookmark\">Drawing\u00a0the News<\/a><\/h5><\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>For many, the influx of daily politics can be overwhelming, but for George Danby, it\u2019s a source of inspiration&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bangormetro.com\/?p=1659\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Drawing\u00a0the News<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" 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class=\"wp-block-kadence-posts kb-posts kadence-posts-list kb-posts-id-7_ea0dc8-0d content-wrap grid-cols kb-posts-style-unboxed grid-sm-col-2 grid-lg-col-3 item-image-style-above\"><li class=\"kb-post-list-item\">\n\t<article class=\"entry content-bg loop-entry post-1652 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health\">\n\t\t\t\t<a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"post-thumbnail kadence-thumbnail-ratio-9-16\" href=\"https:\/\/bangormetro.com\/?p=1652\" aria-label=\"taming\u00a0Your Inner Grinch\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"post-thumbnail-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/bangormetro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/colorful-and-artistic-christmas-cookies-with-festive-decorations-perfect-for-the-holidays.-29873359-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Colorful and artistic Christmas cookies with festive decorations perfect for the holidays.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bangormetro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/colorful-and-artistic-christmas-cookies-with-festive-decorations-perfect-for-the-holidays.-29873359-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bangormetro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/colorful-and-artistic-christmas-cookies-with-festive-decorations-perfect-for-the-holidays.-29873359-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bangormetro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/colorful-and-artistic-christmas-cookies-with-festive-decorations-perfect-for-the-holidays.-29873359-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bangormetro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/colorful-and-artistic-christmas-cookies-with-festive-decorations-perfect-for-the-holidays.-29873359-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bangormetro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/colorful-and-artistic-christmas-cookies-with-festive-decorations-perfect-for-the-holidays.-29873359-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/bangormetro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/colorful-and-artistic-christmas-cookies-with-festive-decorations-perfect-for-the-holidays.-29873359-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a><!-- .post-thumbnail -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"entry-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-taxonomies\">\n\t\t<span class=\"category-links term-links category-style-normal\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bangormetro.com\/?cat=46\" class=\"category-link-health\" rel=\"tag\">Health<\/a>\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-taxonomies -->\n\t<h5 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bangormetro.com\/?p=1652\" rel=\"bookmark\">taming\u00a0Your Inner Grinch<\/a><\/h5><\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n\t\t<p>By January in Maine, there is a vibe shift from the jolly holiday glow to something colder and darker as the sun limps&#8230;<\/p>\n\t<\/div><!-- .entry-summary -->\n\t<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-actions\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"more-link-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bangormetro.com\/?p=1652\" class=\"post-more-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> taming\u00a0Your Inner Grinch<\/span><span class=\"kadence-svg-iconset svg-baseline\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kadence-svg-icon kadence-arrow-right-alt-svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"27\" height=\"28\" viewBox=\"0 0 27 28\"><title>Continue<\/title><path d=\"M27 13.953c0 0.141-0.063 0.281-0.156 0.375l-6 5.531c-0.156 0.141-0.359 0.172-0.547 0.094-0.172-0.078-0.297-0.25-0.297-0.453v-3.5h-19.5c-0.281 0-0.5-0.219-0.5-0.5v-3c0-0.281 0.219-0.5 0.5-0.5h19.5v-3.5c0-0.203 0.109-0.375 0.297-0.453s0.391-0.047 0.547 0.078l6 5.469c0.094 0.094 0.156 0.219 0.156 0.359v0z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-actions -->\n\t\t<\/footer><!-- 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