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		<title>Uncertain as the Weather</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before I jump right into this post, I&#8217;ve got something free to give ya!  I&#8217;ve been wanting, for some time now, to focus upon a different chakra every day.  Finding balance in your chakras is very easy and only really requires you to focus upon them and allow them to turn, color, and balance.  Having a chakra of the day in my sidebar has helped me very much.  It can be hard to find time to do things like this.  I&#8217;m very happy that I&#8217;ve finally found some!<br/><br/><span class="readmore"><a href="http://www.thesmilingspirit.com/2010/04/24/uncertain-as-the-weather/" title="Uncertain as the Weather">Continue Reading--53 words totally</a></span>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;">Before I jump right into this post, I&#8217;ve got something free to give ya!  I&#8217;ve been wanting, for some time now, to focus upon a different chakra every day.  Finding balance in your chakras is very easy and only really requires you to focus upon them and allow them to turn, color, and balance.  Having a chakra of the day in my sidebar has helped me very much.  It can be hard to find time to do things like this.  I&#8217;m very happy that I&#8217;ve finally found some!</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thesmilingspirit.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/weather.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1656 alignright" title="(weather)" src="http://www.thesmilingspirit.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/weather-300x223.jpg" alt="(weather)" width="300" height="223" /></a><strong>* Uncertain as the Weather *<br />
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<p style="text-align: left;">I was checking the weather forecast this morning because Mike commented on the dark skies and expressed thoughts of impending rain,and I was suddenly struck by how life is like the weather.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">There is wet depressing weather and violent storms.  There are little storms that are gone just about as soon as they arrive.  There is sun to warm your face and make you feel good and sun so bright that it will burn you if you&#8217;re not conscious of it.  There&#8217;s wind that blows things away and there&#8217;s wind that can change without a moments notice.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Sometimes you walk outside expecting the sun and find yourself in a torrential downpour.  You can&#8217;t always predict what the weather will be.  Usually you can see it coming, but sometimes it really surprises you.  Even people who are older, wiser, and more experienced can sometimes completely miss the boat on forecasting because there are subtle influences at work that may be individual to one specific area alone.  Here we have lake Erie.  No snow for the viewing area means 3&#8242; of lake effect snow at my house!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">It also made me think about how I see life.  About how my path and experience has shaped my view of the weather.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I don&#8217;t want to focus on the storms and the rain while the sun is out.  I&#8217;d much rather be basking in the warmth and watching in awe at nature&#8217;s growth.  I do however enjoy the rain and storms very much for without them, it could not all be so beautiful.  I guess if I were to summarize my thoughts on life, I would have to say, the storms always end eventually and overall there&#8217;s much more sun than rain.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I just realized how well this fits for a Saturday with the moon in Virgo with the Hanged Man tarot card I chose this morning!  When it comes to the weather, it will be what it will be.  Don&#8217;t be angry at the rain, just take an umbrella.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Have a lovely Saturday&#8230; rain or shine :)<br />
Lyrical Love ~ <a href="http://lyricallove.thesmilingspirit.com/2010/02/09/im-no-stranger-to-the-rain/" target="_blank">I&#8217;m No Stranger to the Rain</a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">~OxOxx  <span style="color: #ff6600;">∞</span></p>
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