{"id":4002,"date":"2018-06-19T10:47:47","date_gmt":"2018-06-19T14:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/everydayspirituality\/?p=4002"},"modified":"2018-06-19T10:47:47","modified_gmt":"2018-06-19T14:47:47","slug":"moving-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/everydayspirituality\/2018\/06\/moving-forward.html","title":{"rendered":"Permanent transformation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve escaped a toxic relationship, keep moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>If you got a better job, keep at it.<\/p>\n<p>If you joined a better church, stay worshipful at it.<\/p>\n<p>If you miss the friends you\u2019ve outgrown, make new friends. Don&#8217;t fraternize with or try to control outgrown friendships.<\/p>\n<p>From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1546988637\">21<sup>st<\/sup> Century Science and Health<\/a>, \u201cThe caterpillar transformed into a beautiful butterfly is no longer a worm. The butterfly doesn\u2019t return to fraternize with or control the worm. Such a retrograde transformation is impossible in Science.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We live in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/everydayspirituality\/2013\/12\/moving-out-of-deprivation.html\">spiritual transformation.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve escaped a toxic relationship, keep moving forward. If you got a better job, keep at it. If you joined a better church, stay worshipful at it. If you miss the friends you\u2019ve outgrown, make new friends. Don&#8217;t fraternize with or try to control outgrown friendships. 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