{"id":1245,"date":"2015-04-22T20:00:46","date_gmt":"2015-04-23T00:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/omtimes.com\/iom\/?p=1245"},"modified":"2015-04-30T11:28:50","modified_gmt":"2015-04-30T15:28:50","slug":"what-if-you-got-rid-of-serious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/omtimes.com\/iom\/2015\/04\/what-if-you-got-rid-of-serious\/","title":{"rendered":"What If You Got Rid Of Serious?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>What If You Got Rid Of Serious?<\/h1>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"audio_iframe\" src=\"http:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/a6kp5-55ab8c?skin=108\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>Airing Wednesday, 29 April 2015, 7:00 PM ET<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Most of us are taught that life is a very serious affair and you must \u201cgrow up\u201d and out of your childish happiness. What if just the opposite were true? Can you imagine a life where happiness was your default position? 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