{"id":529,"date":"2016-05-09T05:00:41","date_gmt":"2016-05-09T10:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/?p=529"},"modified":"2016-04-30T20:57:19","modified_gmt":"2016-05-01T01:57:19","slug":"behind-the-eight-ball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/2016\/05\/behind-the-eight-ball.html","title":{"rendered":"Behind the 8 Ball"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/files\/2016\/04\/IMG_2826-e1462065692736.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-536\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/388\/2016\/04\/IMG_2826-e1462065692736-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2826\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The game of pool is one of strategy and for me it usually requires a lot of luck! You make your way through all the stripes and solids and it all comes down to the 8 ball.<br \/>\nSometimes in life it can feel like you&#8217;re behind the 8 ball &#8212; waiting for the next collision course that will send you sailing. But if that 8 ball is hit just right, then you will land exactly where you were intended to land, with minimal damage in the process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The game of pool is one of strategy and for me it usually requires a lot of luck! You make your way through all the stripes and solids and it all comes down to the 8 ball. 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