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        color: #aec400;
    }

    
    .td-header-wrap .td-header-sp-top-widget .td-icon-font,
    .td-header-style-7 .td-header-top-menu .td-social-icon-wrap .td-icon-font {
        color: #000000;
    }

    
    .td-header-wrap .td-header-sp-top-widget i.td-icon-font:hover {
        color: #aec400;
    }


    
    .td-header-wrap .td-header-menu-wrap-full,
    .td-header-menu-wrap.td-affix,
    .td-header-style-3 .td-header-main-menu,
    .td-header-style-3 .td-affix .td-header-main-menu,
    .td-header-style-4 .td-header-main-menu,
    .td-header-style-4 .td-affix .td-header-main-menu,
    .td-header-style-8 .td-header-menu-wrap.td-affix,
    .td-header-style-8 .td-header-top-menu-full {
		background-color: #ffffff;
    }


    .td-boxed-layout .td-header-style-3 .td-header-menu-wrap,
    .td-boxed-layout .td-header-style-4 .td-header-menu-wrap,
    .td-header-style-3 .td_stretch_content .td-header-menu-wrap,
    .td-header-style-4 .td_stretch_content .td-header-menu-wrap {
    	background-color: #ffffff !important;
    }


    @media (min-width: 1019px) {
        .td-header-style-1 .td-header-sp-recs,
        .td-header-style-1 .td-header-sp-logo {
            margin-bottom: 28px;
        }
    }

    @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1018px) {
        .td-header-style-1 .td-header-sp-recs,
        .td-header-style-1 .td-header-sp-logo {
            margin-bottom: 14px;
        }
    }

    .td-header-style-7 .td-header-top-menu {
        border-bottom: none;
    }
    
    
    
    .sf-menu > .current-menu-item > a:after,
    .sf-menu > .current-menu-ancestor > a:after,
    .sf-menu > .current-category-ancestor > a:after,
    .sf-menu > li:hover > a:after,
    .sf-menu > .sfHover > a:after,
    .td_block_mega_menu .td-next-prev-wrap a:hover,
    .td-mega-span .td-post-category:hover,
    .td-header-wrap .black-menu .sf-menu > li > a:hover,
    .td-header-wrap .black-menu .sf-menu > .current-menu-ancestor > a,
    .td-header-wrap .black-menu .sf-menu > .sfHover > a,
    .td-header-wrap .black-menu .sf-menu > .current-menu-item > a,
    .td-header-wrap .black-menu .sf-menu > .current-menu-ancestor > a,
    .td-header-wrap .black-menu .sf-menu > .current-category-ancestor > a {
        background-color: #aec400;
    }


    .td_block_mega_menu .td-next-prev-wrap a:hover {
        border-color: #aec400;
    }

    .header-search-wrap .td-drop-down-search:before {
        border-color: transparent transparent #aec400 transparent;
    }

    .td_mega_menu_sub_cats .cur-sub-cat,
    .td_mod_mega_menu:hover .entry-title a,
    .td-theme-wrap .sf-menu ul .td-menu-item > a:hover,
    .td-theme-wrap .sf-menu ul .sfHover > a,
    .td-theme-wrap .sf-menu ul .current-menu-ancestor > a,
    .td-theme-wrap .sf-menu ul .current-category-ancestor > a,
    .td-theme-wrap .sf-menu ul .current-menu-item > a {
        color: #aec400;
    }
    
    
    
    .td-header-wrap .td-header-menu-wrap .sf-menu > li > a,
    .td-header-wrap .td-header-menu-social .td-social-icon-wrap a,
    .td-header-style-4 .td-header-menu-social .td-social-icon-wrap i,
    .td-header-style-5 .td-header-menu-social .td-social-icon-wrap i,
    .td-header-style-6 .td-header-menu-social .td-social-icon-wrap i,
    .td-header-style-12 .td-header-menu-social .td-social-icon-wrap i,
    .td-header-wrap .header-search-wrap #td-header-search-button .td-icon-search {
        color: #777777;
    }
    .td-header-wrap .td-header-menu-social + .td-search-wrapper #td-header-search-button:before {
      background-color: #777777;
    }
    
    
    @media (max-width: 767px) {
        body .td-header-wrap .td-header-main-menu {
            background-color: #ffffff !important;
        }
    }


    
    @media (max-width: 767px) {
        body #td-top-mobile-toggle i,
        .td-header-wrap .header-search-wrap .td-icon-search {
            color: #cccccc !important;
        }
    }

    
    .td-menu-background:before,
    .td-search-background:before {
        background: #aec400;
        background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #aec400 0%, #333145 100%);
        background: -webkit-gradient(left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%, #aec400), color-stop(100%, #333145));
        background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #aec400 0%, #333145 100%);
        background: -o-linear-gradient(top, #aec400 0%, #333145 100%);
        background: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #aec400 0%, #333145 100%);
        background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #aec400 0%, #333145 100%);
        filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient( startColorstr='#aec400', endColorstr='#333145', GradientType=0 );
    }

    
    .td-footer-wrapper,
    .td-footer-wrapper .td_block_template_7 .td-block-title > *,
    .td-footer-wrapper .td_block_template_17 .td-block-title,
    .td-footer-wrapper .td-block-title-wrap .td-wrapper-pulldown-filter {
        background-color: #ffffff;
    }

    
    .td-footer-wrapper,
    .td-footer-wrapper a,
    .td-footer-wrapper .block-title a,
    .td-footer-wrapper .block-title span,
    .td-footer-wrapper .block-title label,
    .td-footer-wrapper .td-excerpt,
    .td-footer-wrapper .td-post-author-name span,
    .td-footer-wrapper .td-post-date,
    .td-footer-wrapper .td-social-style3 .td_social_type a,
    .td-footer-wrapper .td-social-style3,
    .td-footer-wrapper .td-social-style4 .td_social_type a,
    .td-footer-wrapper .td-social-style4,
    .td-footer-wrapper .td-social-style9,
    .td-footer-wrapper .td-social-style10,
    .td-footer-wrapper .td-social-style2 .td_social_type a,
    .td-footer-wrapper .td-social-style8 .td_social_type a,
    .td-footer-wrapper .td-social-style2 .td_social_type,
    .td-footer-wrapper .td-social-style8 .td_social_type,
    .td-footer-template-13 .td-social-name,
    .td-footer-wrapper .td_block_template_7 .td-block-title > * {
        color: #444444;
    }

    .td-footer-wrapper .widget_calendar th,
    .td-footer-wrapper .widget_calendar td,
    .td-footer-wrapper .td-social-style2 .td_social_type .td-social-box,
    .td-footer-wrapper .td-social-style8 .td_social_type .td-social-box,
    .td-social-style-2 .td-icon-font:after {
        border-color: #444444;
    }

    .td-footer-wrapper .td-module-comments a,
    .td-footer-wrapper .td-post-category,
    .td-footer-wrapper .td-slide-meta .td-post-author-name span,
    .td-footer-wrapper .td-slide-meta .td-post-date {
        color: #fff;
    }

    
    .td-footer-bottom-full .td-container::before {
        background-color: rgba(68, 68, 68, 0.1);
    }

    
	.td-footer-wrapper .block-title > span,
    .td-footer-wrapper .block-title > a,
    .td-footer-wrapper .widgettitle,
    .td-theme-wrap .td-footer-wrapper .td-container .td-block-title > *,
    .td-theme-wrap .td-footer-wrapper .td_block_template_6 .td-block-title:before {
    	color: #aec400;
    }

    
    .td-sub-footer-container,
    .td-subfooter-menu li a {
        color: #eeeeee;
    }

    
    .post .td-post-header .entry-title {
        color: #222222;
    }
    .td_module_15 .entry-title a {
        color: #222222;
    }

    
    .td-post-content,
    .td-post-content p {
    	color: #333333;
    }

    
    .post blockquote p,
    .page blockquote p {
    	color: #acc200;
    }
    .post .td_quote_box,
    .page .td_quote_box {
        border-color: #acc200;
    }


    
    .top-header-menu > li > a,
    .td-weather-top-widget .td-weather-now .td-big-degrees,
    .td-weather-top-widget .td-weather-header .td-weather-city,
    .td-header-sp-top-menu .td_data_time {
        font-family:"Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	
    }
    
    ul.sf-menu > .td-menu-item > a,
    .td-theme-wrap .td-header-menu-social {
        font-family:GillSans, Calibri, Trebuchet, sans-serif;
	font-size:17px;
	font-weight:600;
	text-transform:uppercase;
	
    }
    
    .sf-menu ul .td-menu-item a {
        font-family:GillSans, Calibri, Trebuchet, sans-serif;
	font-size:15px;
	font-weight:300;
	
    }
	
    .td-mobile-content .td-mobile-main-menu > li > a {
        font-family:"Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	font-size:14px;
	font-style:normal;
	font-weight:bold;
	
    }
    
    .block-title > span,
    .block-title > a,
    .widgettitle,
    .td-trending-now-title,
    .wpb_tabs li a,
    .vc_tta-container .vc_tta-color-grey.vc_tta-tabs-position-top.vc_tta-style-classic .vc_tta-tabs-container .vc_tta-tab > a,
    .td-theme-wrap .td-related-title a,
    .woocommerce div.product .woocommerce-tabs ul.tabs li a,
    .woocommerce .product .products h2:not(.woocommerce-loop-product__title),
    .td-theme-wrap .td-block-title {
        font-size:16px;
	font-weight:bold;
	text-transform:uppercase;
	
    }
    
    .td-subcat-filter .td-subcat-dropdown a,
    .td-subcat-filter .td-subcat-list a,
    .td-subcat-filter .td-subcat-dropdown span {
        line-height:26px;
	
    }
    
    .td-excerpt,
    .td_module_14 .td-excerpt {
        font-size:15px;
	
    }


	
    .td_module_1 .td-module-title {
    	font-weight:500;
	
    }
    
    .td_module_2 .td-module-title {
    	font-size:19px;
	line-height:25px;
	font-weight:500;
	
    }
    
    .td_module_3 .td-module-title {
    	font-size:22px;
	line-height:28px;
	font-weight:500;
	
    }
    
    .td_module_4 .td-module-title {
    	font-weight:500;
	
    }
    
    .td_module_5 .td-module-title {
    	font-weight:500;
	
    }
    
    .td_module_6 .td-module-title {
    	font-weight:500;
	
    }
    
    .td_module_7 .td-module-title {
    	font-weight:500;
	
    }
    
    .td_module_8 .td-module-title {
    	font-weight:500;
	
    }
    
    .td_module_9 .td-module-title {
    	font-weight:500;
	
    }
    
    .td_module_10 .td-module-title {
    	font-weight:500;
	
    }
    
	.post .td-post-header .entry-title {
		font-family:"Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	
	}
    
    .td-post-template-default .td-post-header .entry-title {
        font-family:"Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	font-size:34px;
	line-height:42px;
	font-weight:500;
	text-transform:none;
	
    }
    
    .td-post-template-1 .td-post-header .entry-title {
        font-family:"Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	font-size:36px;
	line-height:42px;
	font-weight:500;
	text-transform:none;
	
    }
    
    .td-post-template-2 .td-post-header .entry-title {
        font-family:"Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	font-size:36px;
	line-height:42px;
	font-weight:500;
	text-transform:none;
	
    }
    
    .td-post-template-3 .td-post-header .entry-title {
        font-family:"Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	font-size:36px;
	line-height:42px;
	font-weight:500;
	text-transform:none;
	
    }
    
    .td-post-template-4 .td-post-header .entry-title {
        font-family:"Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	font-size:34px;
	line-height:46px;
	font-weight:500;
	text-transform:none;
	
    }
    
    .td-post-template-5 .td-post-header .entry-title {
        font-family:"Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	font-size:34px;
	line-height:46px;
	font-weight:500;
	text-transform:none;
	
    }
    
    .td-post-template-6 .td-post-header .entry-title {
        font-family:"Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	
    }
    
    .td-post-template-7 .td-post-header .entry-title {
        font-family:"Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	
    }
    
    .td-post-template-8 .td-post-header .entry-title {
        font-family:"Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	
    }
    
    .td-post-template-9 .td-post-header .entry-title {
        font-family:"Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	line-height:46px;
	
    }
    
    .td-post-template-10 .td-post-header .entry-title {
        font-family:"Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	
    }
    
    .td-post-template-11 .td-post-header .entry-title {
        font-family:"Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	
    }
    
    .td-post-template-12 .td-post-header .entry-title {
        font-family:"Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	
    }
    
    .td-post-template-13 .td-post-header .entry-title {
        font-family:"Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	
    }





	
    .td-post-content p,
    .td-post-content {
        font-family:Baskerville, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size:21px;
	line-height:37px;
	
    }
    
    .post blockquote p,
    .page blockquote p,
    .td-post-text-content blockquote p {
        font-family:Trebuchet, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif;
	font-size:25px;
	line-height:37px;
	
    }
    
    .post .td_quote_box p,
    .page .td_quote_box p {
        font-family:Trebuchet, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif;
	
    }
    
    .post .td_pull_quote p,
    .page .td_pull_quote p,
    .post .wp-block-pullquote blockquote p,
    .page .wp-block-pullquote blockquote p {
        font-family:Trebuchet, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif;
	
    }
    
    .td-post-content li {
        font-family:Baskerville, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
	font-size:21px;
	line-height:34px;
	
    }
    
    .td-post-content h1 {
        font-family:"Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	
    }
    
    .td-post-content h2 {
        font-family:"Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	
    }
    
    .td-post-content h3 {
        font-family:"Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	
    }
    
    .td-post-content h4 {
        font-family:"Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	
    }
    
    .td-post-content h5 {
        font-family:"Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	
    }
    
    .td-post-content h6 {
        font-family:"Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	
    }





    
    .post header .td-post-author-name,
    .post header .td-post-author-name a {
        font-size:15px;
	line-height:22px;
	font-weight:bold;
	text-transform:uppercase;
	
    }
    
    .post header .td-post-date .entry-date {
        font-family:"Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	font-size:14px;
	line-height:19px;
	
    }
    
    .post .author-box-wrap .td-author-name a {
        font-family:"Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	
    }
    
    .post .author-box-wrap .td-author-url a {
        font-family:"Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	
    }
    
    .post .author-box-wrap .td-author-description {
        font-family:"Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	font-size:12px;
	line-height:22px;
	font-weight:normal;
	
    }
    
    .td-post-template-default .td-post-sub-title,
    .td-post-template-1 .td-post-sub-title,
    .td-post-template-4 .td-post-sub-title,
    .td-post-template-5 .td-post-sub-title,
    .td-post-template-9 .td-post-sub-title,
    .td-post-template-10 .td-post-sub-title,
    .td-post-template-11 .td-post-sub-title {
        font-family:"Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	font-size:18px;
	line-height:25px;
	font-weight:normal;
	
    }
    
    .td-post-template-2 .td-post-sub-title,
    .td-post-template-3 .td-post-sub-title,
    .td-post-template-6 .td-post-sub-title,
    .td-post-template-7 .td-post-sub-title,
    .td-post-template-8 .td-post-sub-title {
        font-family:"Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
	font-size:18px;
	line-height:25px;
	font-weight:normal;
	
    }




	
    .td-page-title,
    .woocommerce-page .page-title,
    .td-category-title-holder .td-page-title {
    	font-size:40px;
	line-height:44px;
	font-weight:normal;
	
    }
    
    .td-page-content p,
    .td-page-content li,
    .td-page-content .td_block_text_with_title,
    .woocommerce-page .page-description > p,
    .wpb_text_column p {
    	font-size:16px;
	line-height:27px;
	
    }
    
    body, p {
    	font-size:15px;
	line-height:20px;
	font-weight:normal;
	
    }
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                .tdm-header-style-1.td-header-wrap .top-header-menu .sub-menu,
                .tdm-header-style-2.td-header-wrap .td-header-top-menu-full,
                .tdm-header-style-2.td-header-wrap .top-header-menu .sub-menu,
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                .tdm-menu-active-style3 .tdm-header.td-header-wrap .sf-menu > .current-menu-ancestor > a,
                .tdm-menu-active-style3 .tdm-header.td-header-wrap .sf-menu > .current-category-ancestor > a,
                .tdm-menu-active-style3 .tdm-header.td-header-wrap .sf-menu > li > a:hover,
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                .tdm-menu-active-style4 .tdm-header .sf-menu > .current-menu-item > a,
                .tdm-menu-active-style4 .tdm-header .sf-menu > .current-menu-ancestor > a,
                .tdm-menu-active-style4 .tdm-header .sf-menu > .current-category-ancestor > a,
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                .tdm-menu-active-style5 .tdm-header .td-header-menu-wrap .sf-menu > .current-menu-item > a,
                .tdm-menu-active-style5 .tdm-header .td-header-menu-wrap .sf-menu > .current-menu-ancestor > a,
                .tdm-menu-active-style5 .tdm-header .td-header-menu-wrap .sf-menu > .current-category-ancestor > a,
                .tdm-menu-active-style5 .tdm-header .td-header-menu-wrap .sf-menu > li > a:hover,
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                                        <span>Uma Girish</span>
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        <div class="td-author-url"><a href="http://www.umagirish.com">http://www.umagirish.com</a></div>Uma Girish is a grief guide, a certified life purpose coach and author. Her latest book is a transformational memoir <em>Losing Amma, Finding Home: A Memoir About Love, Loss And Life’s Detours </em> published by Hay House. She is the co-founder of the International
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