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		<description><![CDATA[<img class="alignright size-full wp-image-695" title="Veggies" src="http://dialogues.stjohndfw.info/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/fruits_and_vegetables2.jpg" alt="Veggies" width="230" height="207" />Most of the Orthodox people have a hard time fasting. Every beginner realizes sooner rather than later that fasting is difficult, and the discipline of the stomach is not easy to master.

The struggle of fast has however another curious secondary effect: the amplification of all our other shortcomings. When we fail in fasting we feel guilty and unworthy. <a href="http://dialogues.stjohndfw.info/2009/08/fasting-and-the-revelation-of-shortcomings/">Continue reading</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Avoiding post-Christmas Depression &#8211; Lisa C. DeLuca</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[How to Avoid Christmas Depression
The Eastern Orthodox Nativity Fast May Prevent Post-Holiday Blues

The ancient Orthodox Christian religion celebrates the Christmas holiday in a way that helps people cope with depression and experience the true joy of Christmas. People often feel deprived and lonely, in stark contrast to all of the pre-Christmas cheer. Others feel let down and weighed down by food and debt after the Christmas holiday. <a href="http://dialogues.stjohndfw.info/2008/11/avoiding-post-christmas-depression-lisa-c-deluca/">Continue reading</a>]]></description>
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