{"id":165,"date":"2015-11-20T20:51:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-21T04:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olympichypnotherapy.com\/communications\/?p=165"},"modified":"2015-11-20T20:51:00","modified_gmt":"2015-11-21T04:51:00","slug":"lao-tzu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/olympichypnotherapy.com\/communications\/?p=165","title":{"rendered":"Lao Tzu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/olympichypnotherapy.com\/communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/rain.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"166\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/olympichypnotherapy.com\/communications\/?attachment_id=166\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/olympichypnotherapy.com\/communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/rain.jpg?fit=500%2C375\" data-orig-size=\"500,375\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"rain\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/olympichypnotherapy.com\/communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/rain.jpg?fit=300%2C225\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/olympichypnotherapy.com\/communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/rain.jpg?fit=500%2C375\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-166\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/olympichypnotherapy.com\/communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/rain.jpg?resize=500%2C375\" alt=\"rain\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/olympichypnotherapy.com\/communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/rain.jpg?w=500 500w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/olympichypnotherapy.com\/communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/rain.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/olympichypnotherapy.com\/communications\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/rain.jpg?resize=400%2C300 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201dWould you like to save the world from the degradation and destruction it seems destined for? Then step away from shallow mass movements and quietly go to work on your own self-awareness.\u00a0If you want to awaken all of humanity, then awaken all of yourself.\u00a0If you want to eliminate the suffering in the world, then eliminate all that is dark and negative in yourself.\u00a0Truly, the greatest gift you have to give is that of your own self-transformation.\u201d Lao Tzu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201dWould you like to save the world from the degradation and destruction it seems destined for? Then step away from shallow mass movements and quietly go to work on your own self-awareness.\u00a0If you want to awaken all of humanity, then &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/olympichypnotherapy.com\/communications\/?p=165\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3W5HT-2F","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":447,"url":"http:\/\/olympichypnotherapy.com\/communications\/?p=447","url_meta":{"origin":165,"position":0},"title":"As You Awaken","date":"December 16, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"I saw this on Facebook and just had to put it here on my blog. 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