{"id":1038,"date":"2005-07-25T10:54:00","date_gmt":"2005-07-25T10:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/avoiding_the_my\/"},"modified":"2005-07-25T10:54:00","modified_gmt":"2005-07-25T10:54:00","slug":"avoiding_the_my","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/avoiding_the_my\/","title":{"rendered":"Avoiding the Mystical"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span face=\"Times New Roman\">Why are we so afraid of the mystical things in life?<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>If you were told that success chases you, would that make you uncomfortable?<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>Would a statement like that cause you to \u201cscratch your head?\u201d<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>Most people would say yes to both.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>We\u2019ve been brainwashed into believing that practical reality is where it\u2019s at.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>But we\u2019re failing at that approach!<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>Time to try a new brand?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">\n<p><span face=\"Times New Roman\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span face=\"Times New Roman\">What opportunities will we find in the \u201cmystical?\u201d<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>For one, we\u2019ll find our dreams and the passions that support.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>The most successful (you define it for yourself) people are those that seem to do what they do effortlessly.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>Sadly, we applaud and say \u201cI wish I could be like him or her.\u201d<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>And that\u2019s where the lie takes over.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>We think that only the \u201cchosen ones\u201d live out greatness.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">\n<p><span face=\"Times New Roman\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span face=\"Times New Roman\">If you decide today to discover and pursue your passions, then you\u2019re on your way to being everything the \u201cchosen ones\u201d are.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>It is rare for most to choose the path of the mystical.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>More than likely because of the pain and struggle associated with it.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>My path certainly bears that out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">\n<p><span face=\"Times New Roman\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span face=\"Times New Roman\">There is a life waiting for you.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>What will you pursue today?<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why are we so afraid of the mystical things in life?&nbsp; If you were told that success chases you, would that make you uncomfortable?&nbsp; Would a statement like that cause you to \u201cscratch your head?\u201d&nbsp; Most people would say yes to both.&nbsp; We\u2019ve been brainwashed into believing that practical reality is where it\u2019s at.&nbsp; But&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1038","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1038"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1038\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.epicliving.com\/epic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}