{"id":1234,"date":"2008-07-11T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-07-11T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue\/2008\/07\/10-tips-for-a-soulful-summer.html"},"modified":"2008-07-11T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-07-11T10:00:00","slug":"10-tips-for-a-soulful-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondblue\/2008\/07\/10-tips-for-a-soulful-summer.html","title":{"rendered":"10 Tips for a Soulful Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nSummer is my favorite season of the year. Probably because of all the light. But (this is going to sound weird, but I know you all know what I mean), sometimes I feel pressured to be happy during the summer because I know that I am getting as much light as the year has to offer, and that this is my happy season. So when I’m less than happy, I start to freak, because I think, “Oh God, if I am feeling like this is summer, think about what I will feel like in February!”
\nSo it was with interest that I read Beliefnet’s Ansley Roan’s “10 Tips for a Soulful Summer.”
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\nTo get to the nice gallery, click here.<\/a> It begins:
\nAh, summer…it seems like the perfect time to nurture your soul. But chances are you can’t pack your bags for a three-month stay at a convent or an ashram. The good news is that as schedules change and days lengthen, you can do a few simple things to renew your soul and expand your spiritual horizons–and you don’t have to leave town to do it.
\nTo read more Beyond Blue, go to www.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue<\/a>, and to get to Group Beyond Blue, a support group at Beliefnet Community, click here.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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