{"id":456,"date":"2012-08-26T08:51:22","date_gmt":"2012-08-26T15:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carolineadejong.com\/?p=456"},"modified":"2012-09-11T23:20:27","modified_gmt":"2012-09-12T06:20:27","slug":"defense-mechanisms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/carolineadejong.com\/?p=456","title":{"rendered":"Defense mechanisms"},"content":{"rendered":"I got to thinking about defense mechanisms. There are times when we put our walls up. Sometimes we cannot handle the pitfalls in our lives’. Sometimes we hurt those we love because we are too afraid of getting hurt. We pick fights instead of letting those we love in. But these defense mechanisms just get in the way. It is merely a softer term for stubborn or immature. We cannot love with walls up. We cannot grow when we guard ourselves from everything. We must lose the defense mechanisms. Pride is much less important when compared to developing and keeping a relationship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"