{"id":955,"date":"2017-05-24T05:00:48","date_gmt":"2017-05-24T10:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/?p=955"},"modified":"2017-05-22T19:55:25","modified_gmt":"2017-05-23T00:55:25","slug":"different-perspectives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/2017\/05\/different-perspectives.html","title":{"rendered":"Different perspectives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s time to find a different perspective. Sometimes what we are doing stops working.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/files\/2017\/02\/IMG_0104.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-869\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/388\/2017\/02\/IMG_0104-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0104\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If we find a different perspective, it&#8217;s possible to go even farther in our journey. We can get stuck in a rut. We spend our time going from one activity to another, say the same prayers in the same way without engaging the meaning behind the prayers or recitation.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps if we take the time to change our routine, we might be able to see things differently. If you have a routine you follow, take this week and do it in reverse. 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