{"id":282,"date":"2009-07-31T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-31T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2009\/07\/simple-advice-be-satisfied.html"},"modified":"2009-07-31T01:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-07-31T01:00:00","slug":"simple-advice-be-satisfied","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2009\/07\/simple-advice-be-satisfied.html","title":{"rendered":"Simple Advice: Be Satisfied"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OK, what&#8217;s so bad about you? Are you really that worthless? Are you<br \/>\nreally so fat and ugly? Do you really deserve the harsh judgment and<br \/>\nlow self-esteem you throw on yourself? Is your life really that<br \/>\ndifficult? Or are your standards unrealistic or impossible?<\/p>\n<p>Take a break from all the negativity and stress, and tell yourself that<br \/>\nyou&#8217;re OK. Be satisfied with what you&#8217;ve got, and how good you actually<br \/>\nhave it. See the bright side of yourself for a change, instead of<br \/>\nconstant self-assassination.<\/p>\n<p>Get simple. Take things slowly&#8230;do what you can&#8230;give yourself a<br \/>\nlittle love, appreciation and respect today&#8230;and every day!<br \/>\nSee what&#8217;s good about yourself for a change. At the same time, be<br \/>\nrealistic about what needs improving right away, and only do that. Make<br \/>\nchanges in little increments, not life-stopping emergency interventions<br \/>\nall the time (like dieting).<\/p>\n<p>First and foremost, thank God what what you have today&#8230; right now.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s hear your comment about what&#8217;s good a right about you &#8212; and what blessings God bestowed on YOU.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s Twitter together!&nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/drnorrischumley\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up please, right here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OK, what&#8217;s so bad about you? Are you really that worthless? Are you really so fat and ugly? Do you really deserve the harsh judgment and low self-esteem you throw on yourself? Is your life really that difficult? Or are your standards unrealistic or impossible? 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