{"id":13531,"date":"2025-07-28T16:28:35","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T16:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehealingmindmagazine.com\/newedition\/?p=13531"},"modified":"2025-07-31T11:57:36","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T11:57:36","slug":"routine-the-paycheck-wasnt-the-problem-by-mariette-kammerer-the-healingmindmagazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehealingmindmagazine.com\/newedition\/routine-the-paycheck-wasnt-the-problem-by-mariette-kammerer-the-healingmindmagazine\/","title":{"rendered":"Routine &#8211; The Paycheck Wasn&#8217;t the Problem &#8211; By Mariette Kammerer -The HealingMindMagazine"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#e2e2e2;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1352px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_3_5 3_5 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h3 data-start=\"1673\" data-end=\"1700\"><strong data-start=\"1677\" data-end=\"1698\">Routine<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1701\" data-end=\"1745\"><strong data-start=\"1701\" data-end=\"1745\">\u201cThe Paycheck Wasn\u2019t the Problem\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1747\" data-end=\"1942\">I had a solid job in IT\u2014good benefits, no drama. 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