{"id":1188,"date":"2011-05-12T16:40:06","date_gmt":"2011-05-13T00:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/?p=1188"},"modified":"2011-05-13T12:18:35","modified_gmt":"2011-05-13T16:18:35","slug":"are-you-causing-yourself-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2011\/05\/are-you-causing-yourself-problems.html","title":{"rendered":"Are You Causing Yourself Problems?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have a short, but very thought provoking query for you today.  At least I hope it will inspire your thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>Are you causing yourself problems?<\/p>\n<p>Could the thoughts you are thinking be troublesome?  Such as &#8220;I&#8217;m no good,&#8221; &#8220;I can&#8217;t do that,&#8221; or &#8220;I&#8217;m fat and no one is attracted to me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Or are your behaviors causing problems and undue suffering?  Such as compulsive overeating, telling lies to yourself or others, or pretending to be someone or something you are not?<\/p>\n<p>If this rings a bell, you&#8217;re not alone.  We all cause ourselves problems, many of which we can change and control, but others not.<\/p>\n<p>Think about this today, and spend some quality time in contemplation and do your best to put your troublesome thoughts in God&#8217;s hands.<\/p>\n<p>Please do some service for others, and yourself, and tell us about your deep thoughts, in a comment below.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; &#8220;Mysteries of the Jesus Prayer,&#8221; my book and movie on ancient meditations and prayers, are now available in bookstores, on the iTunes store (U.S. Only), and online.  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