{"id":15,"date":"2010-07-08T00:00:01","date_gmt":"2010-07-08T00:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/haveamagnificentday\/2010\/07\/say-yes.html"},"modified":"2010-07-08T00:00:01","modified_gmt":"2010-07-08T00:00:01","slug":"say-yes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/haveamagnificentday\/2010\/07\/say-yes.html","title":{"rendered":"Say Yes!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Is it easier to fight and swim upstream rather then go with the current of the river?<br \/>When we say yes we go with the flow and we accept the way life is.<\/p>\n<p>Life always gives us exactly what is best for our growth.<br \/>All of the needed resources are available in this moment.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes from our present vantage point we cannot see clearly.<br \/>It requires an open mind and spirit to see the truth.<\/p>\n<p>We can either use our perceptions to see the truth the way it is now,<br \/>or color it with our preferences and see an illusion of the moment.<\/p>\n<p>A&nbsp;situation is the way it is for the moment.<br \/>By accepting it as it is, we can see how to transform a negative into a positive.<\/p>\n<p>Isn&#8217;t it interesting how sometimes we do not allow ourselves to do something that we know we need or want to do?<br \/>Isn&#8217;t it amazing that we can sometimes even resist ourselves or what we know to be true?<\/p>\n<p>Allow yourself to be the way you are.<br \/>Allow others to be the way they are.<\/p>\n<p>Allow the world to be the way it is.<br \/>What is, is &#8211; Now you can choose how to respond.<\/p>\n<p>smiles,<br \/>Lee<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is it easier to fight and swim upstream rather then go with the current of the river?When we say yes we go with the flow and we accept the way life is. 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