{"id":3625,"date":"2014-05-28T10:19:43","date_gmt":"2014-05-28T10:19:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/flightofthesoul\/?p=3625"},"modified":"2014-05-28T16:41:22","modified_gmt":"2014-05-28T16:41:22","slug":"dont-stop-with-a-mistake-choose-again-to-stretch-yourself-say-i-am-human-and-do-your-best-to-stretch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/flightofthesoul\/2014\/05\/dont-stop-with-a-mistake-choose-again-to-stretch-yourself-say-i-am-human-and-do-your-best-to-stretch.html","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t Stop with a Mistake. Choose Again to Stretch Yourself. 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