{"id":645,"date":"2013-03-21T22:22:19","date_gmt":"2013-03-22T03:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lovingonme.com\/?p=645"},"modified":"2017-04-09T14:15:08","modified_gmt":"2017-04-09T19:15:08","slug":"whats-your-real-sign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovingonme.com\/2017\/2013\/03\/21\/whats-your-real-sign\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s Your Real Sign?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Zodiac\"<\/a>I have had a good giggle today! As my birthday approaches I was so excited to share with you this little book I received as a gift. Simply titled \u201cAries\u201d, it\u2019s a quick read about the qualities and innate characteristics of people born under the first sign in the astrological line-up.<\/p>\n

It was months after receiving this book that I finally read it. As a Christian it felt kind of strange studying astrology. And as a strong-willed person, I just flat out refused to allow a horoscope written by another human being to define my day.<\/p>\n

But, I decided God made the stars and they were a part of our universe so maybe there was some correlation between their existence and mine. I was surprised and delighted with what I found. Everything the book described about an Aries was true about me! I mean it was uncanny. I couldn\u2019t believe I had found my tribe.<\/p>\n

The positive traits of courage, energy, optimism and idealism were all me\u2026along with of course the challenges of being impulsive, opinionated and impatient. Even the numerology section that explained the importance of the number 4 totally synced up with me being super excited about being 4-4 on 3-2-2. Yes, it sounds ridiculous now but I somehow knew this past year would be special, and indeed it has been a life-altering, transformative experience.<\/p>\n

So, as I sat down to write to you today I thought this is going to be fun to explore. But something told me I better read more about astrology before I post. Am I glad I did\u2026especially since I found out the zodiac calendar is W-R-O-N-G! According to NASA, I am a Pisces not an Aries! Isn\u2019t that hilarious?<\/p>\n

It seems the ancient Babylonians, the architects of our current Zodiac calendar, took a few liberties. First, there are 13 constellations instead of 12. They decided to lop off Ophiuchus because they only had 12-months on their calendar. (And let\u2019s be honest, who wanted to be labeled an Ophiuchus?)<\/p>\n

Second, the Earth\u2019s axis doesn\u2019t point in quite the same direction as it did 3,000 years ago. So people born today are not really born under the same sun sign, as they were when the table was created.<\/p>\n

Finally, the sun does not spend the same amount of time lined up with each constellation because they are different sizes. So for example, the sun only takes 7 days to travel through Scorpio whereas Virgo it takes 45 days.<\/p>\n

I know, I know\u2026I was kind of bummed too. It was fun being an Aries. But take heart, you may still be the sun sign you always thought. Check out NASA\u2019s table for your real astrological sign<\/b><\/a> \u2013 for what it\u2019s worth.<\/p>\n

In a way, I\u2019m kind of glad this happened. I started to scrap the whole blog, but then I realized this experience has been a great reminder of two very important life lessons.<\/p>\n

First, be careful what you accept as truth. So often we blindly believe what others tell us as fact, especially when people have been repeating it for years and years. Then we dig a little and find out it is nonsense. That\u2019s why no matter the messenger, we should always read and study to find the truth for ourselves.<\/p>\n

Second, we don\u2019t need external labels to define us. We can just be ourselves, and know that is enough. When or where we were born doesn\u2019t determine whether we will be a success. <\/b>We were all meant to be great \u2013 at something. Trust your own path as the path to your unique purpose. When we let our passions lead us to our purpose is when we are at our very best.<\/p>\n

How about instead of trying to figure out our sign, we work on becoming a sign? A sign of God\u2019s goodness, a sign of His love; a sign of sweet peace, and a sign of the extraordinary life that\u2019s possible if we put our trust in Him.<\/p>\n

Drop me a line and let me know your thoughts.<\/p>\n

Loving on Me as I Love You. \u2764<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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