{"id":34,"date":"2010-10-15T12:40:29","date_gmt":"2010-10-15T12:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/insweetcompany\/2010\/10\/stream-of-life.html"},"modified":"2010-10-15T12:40:29","modified_gmt":"2010-10-15T12:40:29","slug":"stream-of-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/insweetcompany\/2010\/10\/stream-of-life.html","title":{"rendered":"Stream of Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>&#8220;&#8230;<em><em> the more you become aware of God, the more you ask of yourself, not of others. What also follows is that you want to share the best of yourself with people, and you want to participate more fully in life. You reach a place where you realize you have a choice: to admire the beautiful waterfall from a distance or to stand in its midst and let it pour over you. 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