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By Andrew Smith
To be frank, pursuing a dream can be tough. Sometimes things just flow, with the Muse speaking to you on a frequent basis and serendipity abounds. There are other times when it is just slow, painfully slow. And it is on those latter days that you get to see the depth of your self-belief and in to what you have invested your heart. It is on those days when you don’t feel it, that you would prefer the soft option of procrastination, watching daytime TV or whatever distraction you can muster, that the truth of your commitment is shown and all dreams are tested. Even the ones made mythological by the media. And all you can do is keep going, even if you can no longer feel your legs moving and you feel as if you are going through the motions. “I was working on the proof of one of my poems all the morning, and took out a comma. In the afternoon I put it back again.” Oscar Wilde
As part of an overall process that helps you to keep on top of your dreams, refining, testing, modifying and manifesting them, the mid-summer reflects a time of taking stock, slowing and reconsidering your effectiveness in living soulfully, spiritually, creatively and inspirationally. The issues arising during this walk through treacle revolve around the delays and ‘setbacks’ that are happening ‘to’ you to force you to slow and gather, to refine and define your creative essence, as you also challenge the depth to which you believe in your Path. This time will pass by mid-July so the obstacles arising should not be read as a sign that you are doing it wrong. They are merely a test to your commitment and to help you shed some of the illusory notions in your life.
This is an excerpt from our Summer 2016 issue. Read the rest of Andrew’s article by subscribing soon so we can post you a copy or picking up a magazine from one of our lovely stockists all over Ireland. Tell them we said hello!
