{"id":2168,"date":"2011-10-03T10:40:07","date_gmt":"2011-10-03T14:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/inspirationreport\/?p=2168"},"modified":"2011-10-03T10:40:07","modified_gmt":"2011-10-03T14:40:07","slug":"this-is-your-life-breathe-it-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspirationreport\/2011\/10\/this-is-your-life-breathe-it-in.html","title":{"rendered":"This Is Your Life, Breathe It In"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As I&#8217;ve mentioned, <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/inspirationreport\/2011\/09\/seasons-change%e2%80%a6-for-the-better.html\">autumn blew in a lot of change<\/a> for me. Seems like overnight, things were different in every area of life \u2013 work, family, relationships, and everything in between. Some were good&#8230; really good, like things I&#8217;d been praying for. Others were sadly unexpected. There were tearfully goodbyes and joyous hellos. It&#8217;s been a grand mix of feelings.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/inspirationreport\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2169\" title=\"Breathe\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/89\/2011\/10\/breathe-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a>Sometimes days like these can leave you emotionally exhausted. But don&#8217;t let the changing winds make you stop appreciating everything around you. After all, you haven&#8217;t stepped out of your life; this is your life. Everything that changes and everything that stays the same&#8230; it&#8217;s all part of your atmosphere and it&#8217;s all here for you to marvel at and to learn from.<\/p>\n<p>This is a great song by the Robbie Seay Band. I always listen to it when I need to pause and embrace the moment. There&#8217;s nothing quite like breathing in deeply and remembering that this is all part of being very much alive.<\/p>\n<p><center><object width=\"480\" height=\"360\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/J8ch3WmK0qE?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/J8ch3WmK0qE?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/object><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I&#8217;ve mentioned, autumn blew in a lot of change for me. Seems like overnight, things were different in every area of life \u2013 work, family, relationships, and everything in between. Some were good&#8230; really good, like things I&#8217;d been praying for. Others were sadly unexpected. 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