{"id":994,"date":"2017-06-26T05:00:36","date_gmt":"2017-06-26T10:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/?p=994"},"modified":"2017-06-07T19:51:37","modified_gmt":"2017-06-08T00:51:37","slug":"beauty-all-around","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/2017\/06\/beauty-all-around.html","title":{"rendered":"Beauty all around"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"IMG_0123\"<\/a>There is no shortage of beautiful things in the world. Everywhere you look, beauty can be found.<\/p>\n

When you take a walk, what do you see? What beauty? When you look around do you tend to look past the beauty? Or are you blind to it?<\/p>\n

What will it take for you to slow down and look? I know we can get so busy running for our lives that it’s hard to see something beautiful right in front of us.<\/p>\n

This week, take the opportunity to find the beauty in front of you. Share what you see in the comments below so others have the opportunity to see beauty all around.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There is no shortage of beautiful things in the world. Everywhere you look, beauty can be found. When you take a walk, what do you see? What beauty? When you look around do you tend to look past the beauty? Or are you blind to it? 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