{"id":783,"date":"2016-12-19T05:00:02","date_gmt":"2016-12-19T11:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/?p=783"},"modified":"2016-12-05T19:18:17","modified_gmt":"2016-12-06T01:18:17","slug":"transitions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/2016\/12\/transitions.html","title":{"rendered":"Transitions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are inching closer and closer to another year.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/files\/2016\/11\/IMG_6284-e1480906593104.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-738 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/388\/2016\/11\/IMG_6284-e1480906593104-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6284\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What transitions are taking place in you? Are you starting to think about resolutions you want to make in the coming year? Or are you just relaxing in the moment?<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes relaxing in the moment is exactly what we need. Taking the time to breathe before transitions happen can make things more clear than if there is stress beforehand.<\/p>\n<p>Just as leaves change from green to gold, our lives change with the seasons. Share how you are approaching this season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are inching closer and closer to another year.\u00a0 What transitions are taking place in you? Are you starting to think about resolutions you want to make in the coming year? Or are you just relaxing in the moment? Sometimes relaxing in the moment is exactly what we need. 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