{"id":22,"date":"2011-09-28T04:50:42","date_gmt":"2011-09-28T04:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/areasontosmile\/?p=22"},"modified":"2011-09-30T05:37:13","modified_gmt":"2011-09-30T05:37:13","slug":"you-are-not-damaged-or-welcome-aboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/areasontosmile\/2011\/09\/you-are-not-damaged-or-welcome-aboard.html","title":{"rendered":"You are *not* damaged; Or, welcome aboard! (Video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mceTemp\">\n<p class=\"wp-caption-dt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/areasontosmile\/files\/2011\/09\/B.-Dave-S.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-24\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/304\/2011\/09\/B.-Dave-S-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-dd\">You are great, and I love you!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Welcome to a grand new adventure!<\/p>\n<p>First, let me say thank you to everyone who voted for me to become the next Beliefnet Featured Blogger!<br \/>\nTo show my appreciation, I did a short video sharing some things I&#8217;d like you to know, like:<\/p>\n<p>*Why you are NOT damaged, broken, or flawed<br \/>\n*How to get over anything that is bothering you<br \/>\n*How to help people and give advice<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"All About You with B  Dave Walters Episode 69 HOPE\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kJmpWwMwhd4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I have a question for you; since this is our first day together, we&#8217;ll start simple.<br \/>\nWho are you?<\/p>\n<p>Really, take some time to think about it: who are you?<br \/>\nIf you answered with your name, that&#8217;s now you: that&#8217;s your name.<br \/>\nIf you answered with your job title, that&#8217;s not you: that&#8217;s what you do to make money.<br \/>\nIf you said you&#8217;re a Christian, Muslim, Atheist&#8230;that&#8217;s not you, that&#8217;s what you believe.<br \/>\nIf you said you&#8217;re a man, or a woman, that&#8217;s not you: that&#8217;s your gender.<br \/>\nIf you say you&#8217;re a mother or father, that&#8217;s not you: that just means you&#8217;ve reproduced.<\/p>\n<p>Keep peeling back the labels until you see what&#8217;s underneath.<\/p>\n<p>Think about it, and feel free to answer below. If you can&#8217;t think of it, I&#8217;ll tell you tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>I am glad to know you, and my life is better for it.<br \/>\nWe are going to change the world together!<\/p>\n<p>You are great, and I love you!<br \/>\nAnd if you love me back, click subscribe over on the right hand side!<\/p>\n<p>B. Dave Walters<br \/>\nWriter, Life Coach, and Talk Radio Host<br \/>\n<a title=\"http:\/\/About.Me\/BDaveWalters\" href=\"http:\/\/About.Me\/BDaveWalters\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/about.me\/BDaveWalters<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You are great, and I love you! Welcome to a grand new adventure! First, let me say thank you to everyone who voted for me to become the next Beliefnet Featured Blogger! 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