{"id":992,"date":"2017-06-21T05:00:05","date_gmt":"2017-06-21T10:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/?p=992"},"modified":"2017-06-07T19:01:19","modified_gmt":"2017-06-08T00:01:19","slug":"looking-beyond-mountains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/2017\/06\/looking-beyond-mountains.html","title":{"rendered":"Looking beyond the mountains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/files\/2017\/05\/IMG_0240-e1495804733955.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-972\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/388\/2017\/05\/IMG_0240-e1495804733955-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0240\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>There&#8217;s a whole world out there to understand. Often we get stuck in the same place, with the same thoughts. It&#8217;s easy to spin.<\/p>\n<p>There are mountains everywhere &#8212; maybe not in our cities or states, but perhaps in our spiritual lives. The mountains can seem intimidating and overwhelming. Or the mountains can symbolize a greater purpose or experience to which one can look forward.<\/p>\n<p>What mountains are before you? Are they mountains of struggle? Or are they mountains that represent something you are excited to conquer and explore?<\/p>\n<p>Share those mountains with those whom you love and they will be much easier to understand.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s a whole world out there to understand. Often we get stuck in the same place, with the same thoughts. It&#8217;s easy to spin. There are mountains everywhere &#8212; maybe not in our cities or states, but perhaps in our spiritual lives. The mountains can seem intimidating and overwhelming. 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