{"id":1260,"date":"2018-04-04T05:00:32","date_gmt":"2018-04-04T10:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/?p=1260"},"modified":"2018-03-20T17:36:07","modified_gmt":"2018-03-20T22:36:07","slug":"embracing-unique-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/2018\/04\/embracing-unique-design.html","title":{"rendered":"Embracing our unique design"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When I was a child, I wanted to be like someone else. The particular <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/files\/2017\/08\/IMG_0668-e1521569993443.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1071 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/388\/2017\/08\/IMG_0668-e1521569993443-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0668\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>someone else varied from year to year or even month to month.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s important for people to feel like they fit in. As we mature, we come to know our uniqueness.<\/p>\n<p>Everything and everyone is unique and that is very reassuring! We don&#8217;t have to fit into a cookie cutter style of living.<\/p>\n<p>Our souls are as unique as you and me. We need to stop trying to fit into a certain mold and be grateful for our uniqueness.<\/p>\n<p>What makes you most unique? 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