{"id":227844,"date":"2020-04-26T11:31:33","date_gmt":"2020-04-26T18:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=227844"},"modified":"2020-04-26T11:35:25","modified_gmt":"2020-04-26T18:35:25","slug":"happiness-for-what-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/26\/happiness-for-what-end\/","title":{"rendered":"HAPPINESS FOR WHAT END?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We want to be happier &#8230; but towards what end?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. 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