{"id":1582,"date":"2019-01-04T18:59:46","date_gmt":"2019-01-04T18:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.andrewsmith.ie\/?p=1582"},"modified":"2019-01-04T18:59:57","modified_gmt":"2019-01-04T18:59:57","slug":"the-venus-diary-43","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.andrewsmith.ie\/the-venus-diary-43\/","title":{"rendered":"The Venus Diary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The 4<\/strong>th<\/strong><\/sup> January as Fixed Water Venus octiles Cardinal Earth Saturn <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Each\nof us carries a poignant story around our damaged sense of worth, often hidden\nbeneath an impenetrable wall masking a raw and vulnerable heart who is only seeking\nacceptance and lOve. That story is seldom shared, as pride, self-judgement and\nshame sit on Imperious thrones, containing and imprisoning the very thing that\nwill set you free. Many darkened pathways open up as a result of the choice to\nhide that secret, as the pursuit of what you think will give you success and\nhappiness over rides that embedded thorn whose invisible throbbing ache just won\u2019t\ngo away. No matter what you do to create something of value, it will\ndisappoint, as long as the story remains untold, since that critical voice will\nfind a way to judge the inevitable imperfection in all that you do. Depressing,\neh? And yet that is one<\/em> of the roots\nof wearing that heavy cloak. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why not, then, take off that cloak and reveal what\u2019s\nunderneath. Why not, write out that story and read it back to yourself? Why\nnot, share your story with someone else, without seeking validation or their pity,\nwithout seeking their support or council? Just tell it and see what happens to\nyour heart. What have you got to lose? Why carry such a wall around your heart,\nwhen the time is apt to deconstruct those calcified buttresses that limit your\ntruth and prevent you from freely creating from your jOy and lOve?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why not share?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrew Smith \u00a92019\n\nArt by Deborah Nell\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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