{"id":523,"date":"2016-05-11T05:00:13","date_gmt":"2016-05-11T10:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/?p=523"},"modified":"2016-04-30T20:59:37","modified_gmt":"2016-05-01T01:59:37","slug":"feeling-deflated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/2016\/05\/feeling-deflated.html","title":{"rendered":"Feeling Deflated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/files\/2016\/04\/IMG_2752-e1462067924920.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-535 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/388\/2016\/04\/IMG_2752-e1462067924920-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2752\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Do you ever feel deflated after a long period of struggle? You may feel drained by stress or by long days of work or school. 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