{"id":2902,"date":"2019-03-30T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-30T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/?p=2902"},"modified":"2019-03-29T21:55:51","modified_gmt":"2019-03-30T01:55:51","slug":"march-madness-and-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/march-madness-and-you\/","title":{"rendered":"March Madness and You!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-html-block\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/prfs9-abbbe4?from=yiiadmin&amp;download=1&amp;version=1\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/prfs9-abbbe4?from=yiiadmin&amp;download=1&amp;version=1\" height=\"122\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\"><strong><u>March Madness is upon us<\/u>!! <u>In addition to always having a stellar basketball team<\/u>, <u>Duke University once did a study on <em>&#8220;Peace of Mind.<\/em><\/u><em>&#8220;<\/em> <\/strong><u>They found certain factors that contribute greatly to our emotional and mental stability<\/u>:<br \/><strong><br \/>The absence of suspicion and resentment.<\/strong> <u>Nursing a grudge was a major factor in unhappiness<\/u>.<br \/><strong><br \/>Not living in the past.<\/strong> <u>An unwholesome preoccupation with old mistakes and failures leads to depression<\/u>.<br \/><strong><br \/>Not wasting time and energy fighting conditions you cannot change.<\/strong> <u>Cooperate with life<\/u>, <u>instead of trying to run away from it<\/u>.<br \/><strong><br \/>Force yourself to stay involved with the living world. <\/strong><u>Resist the temptation to withdraw and become reclusive during periods of emotional stress<\/u>.<br \/><strong><br \/>Refuse to indulge in self-pity when life hands you a raw deal. <\/strong><u>Accept the fact that nobody gets through life without some sorrow and misfortune<\/u>.<br \/><strong><br \/>Cultivate the old-fashioned virtues &#8212; love, humor, compassion and loyalty.<\/strong><br \/><strong><br \/>Do not expect too much of yourself.<\/strong> <u>When there is too wide a gap between self-expectation and your ability to meet the goals you have set, feelings of inadequacy are inevitable<\/u>.<br \/><strong><br \/>Find something bigger than yourself to believe in.<\/strong> <u>Self-centered egotistical people score lowest in any test for measuring happiness.<\/u>  <u><em>A God Flash<\/em><\/u><br \/><strong><em><u><br \/>The month of March should not be known for its \u201cMadness\u201d, but for its \u201cPeace of Mind<\/u>\u201d.  How is your Lent going &#8212;  \u201c<u>Madness<\/u>\u201d or \u201c<u>Peace of Mind<\/u>\u201d?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; March Madness is upon us!! In addition to always having a stellar basketball team, Duke University once did a study on &#8220;Peace of Mind.&#8220; They found certain factors that contribute greatly to our emotional and mental stability:The absence of suspicion and resentment. Nursing a grudge was a major factor in unhappiness.Not living in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2901,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"qubely_global_settings":"","qubely_interactions":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"qubely_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1553386815_featured.png",150,150,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1553386815_featured.png",150,150,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1553386815_featured.png",150,150,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1553386815_featured.png",150,150,false],"medium":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1553386815_featured.png",150,150,false],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1553386815_featured.png",150,150,false],"large":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1553386815_featured.png",150,150,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1553386815_featured.png",150,150,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1553386815_featured.png",150,150,false],"ocean-thumb-m":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1553386815_featured.png",150,150,false],"ocean-thumb-ml":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1553386815_featured.png",150,150,false],"ocean-thumb-l":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1553386815_featured.png",150,150,false],"qubely_landscape":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1553386815_featured.png",150,150,false],"qubely_portrait":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1553386815_featured.png",150,150,false],"qubely_thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1553386815_featured.png",100,100,false],"rpwe-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1553386815_featured-45x45.png",45,45,true]},"qubely_author":{"display_name":"Medard Laz","author_link":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/author\/medlaz\/"},"qubely_comment":0,"qubely_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/category\/daily-treats\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Daily Treats<\/a>","qubely_excerpt":"&nbsp; &nbsp; March Madness is upon us!! 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