{"id":115,"date":"2009-02-19T09:12:46","date_gmt":"2009-02-19T09:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2009\/02\/take-a-break.html"},"modified":"2009-02-19T09:12:46","modified_gmt":"2009-02-19T09:12:46","slug":"take-a-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2009\/02\/take-a-break.html","title":{"rendered":"Take a Break"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes everyone needs a little break. <\/p>\n<p>Perhaps you need to take a day<br \/>\noff or do something different with your weekend. Recharge yourself; do<br \/>\nsomething invigorating, restorative, or restful.<br \/>\nTake an afternoon to go to a history museum and check<br \/>\nout what other people did with their lives: how they dressed, what they<br \/>\ndid for housing or for recreation. Or go to an art museum to look at<br \/>\npaintings, sculpture, or photographs. Try to imagine the artist&#8217;s mind<br \/>\nor life at the moment they created their work.<br \/>\nTry taking a train or bus to the next city over, and going on a tour.<\/p>\n<p>Learn about your neighbors and the city&#8217;s history. Do something totally<br \/>\ndifferent &#8211; go to a state forest to hike or meditate in the woods, go<br \/>\nto an amusement park, or go to the theater for a live play or concert.<br \/>\nIf you get a day off for a mini-vacation, be sure to appreciate the<br \/>\nopportunity and be grateful to God for it. Start the day with a prayer<br \/>\nappreciating what God has given you. <\/p>\n<p>Ask God to show you how to make<br \/>\nthe vacation wonderful! Then pray for guidance and peace throughout the<br \/>\nday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes everyone needs a little break. Perhaps you need to take a day off or do something different with your weekend. 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