{"id":355,"date":"2009-10-12T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-10-12T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2009\/10\/god-spirit-angels-everywhere.html"},"modified":"2009-10-12T01:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-10-12T01:00:00","slug":"god-spirit-angels-everywhere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2009\/10\/god-spirit-angels-everywhere.html","title":{"rendered":"God, Spirit, Angels, Everywhere!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Look around you, Spirit is everywhere. Big and powerful, tiny and<br \/>\ninvisible all at the same time, in harmony.<br \/>\nSee God in simple, little things: a dog&#8217;s tail wagging, a cat purring<br \/>\njust because you&#8217;re near. A leaf falling from a tree, a weed struggling<br \/>\nto root and grow. An innocent smile, a nod, someone saying &#8220;uh-huh.&#8221; A<br \/>\njob well done, the effort to try, a good intention. A light breeze on a<br \/>\nhot day. A warm bath. Home-baked bread.<br \/>\nYour Higher Power may be so omnipotent, awesome, powerful &#8211; but She&#8217;s<br \/>\nalso in the little things.<\/p>\n<p>Same as your weight loss program&#8211;your success is in the little things:<br \/>\neating a little less every meal, being a little active, taking a little<br \/>\ntime every day for meditation, contemplation, and appreciation.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.beliefnet.com\/1.gif\" height=\"8\" width=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Look around you, Spirit is everywhere. Big and powerful, tiny and invisible all at the same time, in harmony. See God in simple, little things: a dog&#8217;s tail wagging, a cat purring just because you&#8217;re near. A leaf falling from a tree, a weed struggling to root and grow. 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