{"id":158,"date":"2008-11-20T11:51:11","date_gmt":"2008-11-20T11:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/intentchopra\/2008\/11\/how-to-be-happy-in-a-recession.html"},"modified":"2008-11-20T11:51:11","modified_gmt":"2008-11-20T11:51:11","slug":"how-to-be-happy-in-a-recession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/intentchopra\/2008\/11\/how-to-be-happy-in-a-recession.html","title":{"rendered":"How To Be Happy in a Recession"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When a box turtle is crossing the road and it hears a car coming, it reacts by drawing in its head and feet, contracting for protection.  Evolution has kept turtles alive for hundreds of millions of years that way. What works as a natural defense isn&#8217;t much use, though,  when a Yukon or Explorer is barreling down on you.  There are times when contracting inward is the very worst thing you can do.<br \/>\nRead the rest of this article in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/columns\/chopra\/archive\/\"> San Francisco Chronicle<\/a><br \/>\nVisit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.intent.com\">www.intent.com<\/a> to read more from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.intent.com\/deepakchopra\/profile\">Deepak Chopra<a \/> and other prominent voices. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When a box turtle is crossing the road and it hears a car coming, it reacts by drawing in its head and feet, contracting for protection. Evolution has kept turtles alive for hundreds of millions of years that way. 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