{"id":1635,"date":"2011-01-05T18:35:37","date_gmt":"2011-01-05T22:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lifewithhappiness.com\/?p=1635"},"modified":"2018-10-02T13:36:50","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T17:36:50","slug":"fourth-use-your-power-to-choose-the-weather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theexecutivehappinesscoach.com\/2011\/01\/fourth-use-your-power-to-choose-the-weather\/","title":{"rendered":"Fourth, Use Your Power to Choose the Weather"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #800080\"><strong>Gifts For the New Year: Use Your Power to Change the Weather<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Here is your final Gift to help you prepare for a great 2011 &#8212; a reminder that you are more powerful than you know!<br \/>\n<strong>This year, don\u2019t treat your emotions like the weather \u2013 something about which one speaks but does nothing at all to change<\/strong>. In other words, don\u2019t assume that you have no control over your world.<br \/>\n<strong>One of the primary determinants of weather is the wind<\/strong> \u2013 the prevailing winds bring us hot or cold fronts, dry weather or precipitation.\u00a0 Every change in weather is preceded by a shift in the winds.<br \/>\n<strong>In similar fashion, you can change your personal \u201cweather\u201d \u2013 or emotional state \u2013 by engaging the power of your personal wind: your Breath<\/strong>.\u00a0 Breath high and shallow in your body and you can fall into depression or sadness.\u00a0 Speed up your breath to bring on the stormy weather of anger or fear.\u00a0 Or create a space of calm, predictable weather by pulling your breath deeply into your body and slowing it down.<br \/>\n<strong>And notice how, when you change your personal weather, it spreads quickly to others.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gifts For the New Year: Use Your Power to Change the Weather Here is your final Gift to help you prepare for a great 2011 &#8212; a reminder that you are more powerful than you know! 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