{"id":262,"date":"2009-07-11T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-11T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2009\/07\/make-eating-a-spiritual-experi.html"},"modified":"2009-07-11T01:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-07-11T01:00:00","slug":"make-eating-a-spiritual-experi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2009\/07\/make-eating-a-spiritual-experi.html","title":{"rendered":"Make Eating a Spiritual Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The act of eating is a deeply spiritual and sacred experience.<br \/>\nWhen you put food into your body, you are giving yourself life energy.<br \/>\nYou<br \/>\nare taking something that was once living (animals and plants who have<br \/>\ngiven their lives for you) and transforming it into fuel to support<br \/>\nyour life. 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