{"id":806,"date":"2011-01-06T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-01-06T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2011\/01\/appreciating-what-you-have.html"},"modified":"2011-01-06T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-01-06T10:00:00","slug":"appreciating-what-you-have","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2011\/01\/appreciating-what-you-have.html","title":{"rendered":"Appreciating What You Have"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today, I&#8217;m thinking of how good I have it.<\/p>\n<p>I remember friends and colleagues who I have loved, but I&#8217;m reminded that they passed away.&nbsp; I remember a friend with great style and ability to design, as I see his work, and the lines and curves of great buildings.&nbsp; I remember an old boss who could be tough, but had a heart of gold when there was trouble.&nbsp; I fondly cherish the time I spent with my family.&nbsp; My great uncle and aunt, my grandmother, my parents &#8211; all of them loved me, and their love lives on.<\/p>\n<p>I was traveling overseas during the holidays, and as much fun as it was, it was a challenge with a complicated and very foreign language.&nbsp; I appreciate just being able to communicate in English!&nbsp; I had taken it for granted.&nbsp; We ate a lot of really good, but strange food.&nbsp; It&#8217;s nice to have some simple western food that is fresh and healthy.&nbsp; I&#8217;d taken that for granted, too.<\/p>\n<p>I appreciate my nice home, it&#8217;s so warm and cozy on a freezing cold day; it went down to 12 degrees (F) last night!<\/p>\n<p>I especially appreciate my spirituality today.&nbsp; I love God so much, and feel His love in return billion-fold.&nbsp; There&#8217;s really nothing that is impossible, if it&#8217;s God&#8217;s will.&nbsp; I&#8217;d taken that for granted, too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, I&#8217;m thinking of how good I have it. 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