{"id":726,"date":"2010-10-10T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-10-10T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2010\/10\/jump-in.html"},"modified":"2010-10-10T01:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-10-10T01:00:00","slug":"jump-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2010\/10\/jump-in.html","title":{"rendered":"Jump In!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You will find great joy and happiness if you can overcome the inertia, get up, and be active on a daily basis.<br \/>\nIf you stand aside and watch the world go by, you will be left behind!<\/p>\n<p>It doesn&#8217;t matter what you do: join a gym, a book club, a church group, a<br \/>\nvolunteer soup kitchen.  Or try something you&#8217;ve always been curious<br \/>\nabout: a photography or scrapbooking class, or free lectures at a local museum.  The point is to get out and<br \/>\nmingle, to take advantage of the endless riches life throws in our path<br \/>\nevery day.<br \/>\nThere are many benefits to active participation: a sense of belonging, a<br \/>\nphysical feeling of euphoria and well-being, reduced appetite, better<br \/>\nmoods.  Not to mention new friends who share your interests.<br \/>\nNow&#8230;stop thinking about being active, and be active!  Making the<br \/>\nslightest effort will reward you handsomely.<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You will find great joy and happiness if you can overcome the inertia, get up, and be active on a daily basis. If you stand aside and watch the world go by, you will be left behind! 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