Unfortunately, no matter how much good is in our  lives, if there is something negative we have to face,
that’s the one  thing we choose to focus on. There is infinite
good around us at all  times. The choice to connect with it is always our own. 

 When we have expectations  or look for others to  give us fulfillment on any level, we’re bound to be
disappointed and react  negatively. Expectations don’t require much from us. They stand in stark  contrast to a willingness to create what we want to happen, instead of just  waiting for results. When you’re busy creating your own fulfillment, you  won’t feel the need to seek it from others. -- Yehuda Berg - 8-14-13

Throughout the day, check in with your breathing.  Is it shallow and tight?  Are you tense, angry, anxious, or relaxed?  If so,
it is most likely reflected in your breathing.  You might even be holding your breath as a way not to feel your emotions, particularly if they are negative.

Your breathing serves to connect you with yourself and others, so that not breathing fully can be an unconscious defense mechanism for disconnecting from emotions you’d rather not feel.  Even though shallow breathing can lessen
your ability to feel your emotions, it  can also repress them so that you create a pressure cooker of emotions internally, creating dis-ease in the body.

To promote better health: 
Check in with your breathing periodically throughout the day. 
Are you  taking short, shallow breaths or is your breathing deep and relaxed?
Ask what is going on with you emotionally at that moment and how does your  breathing reflect this?

 
• If you realize that your breathing is shallow, take deeper breaths and check  in with how you are feeling.
• Are you able to expand the lower abdomen as you breathe in, opening the lower chakras with the breath?

With every inhalation, mentally reinforce that you are opening your body to a  healthy flow of energy.  The in-breath reflects the process of your own  will–the taking in and connecting with life.  The out-breath reflects the  process of surrendering and letting go.  The dance of your breathing will  tell you much about your relationship to life. 
-- Every Breath You Take  by Cynthia  Bischoff on August 3,  2013