You need chaos in your soul to give birth to a dancing star - Nietzsche
"Go to the deepest darkest place you can permit yourself to be and see if you can find a little light up in the top right corner?"
Yes, I saw that little light. For years, I believed that light was a thing by the name of resilience. What I really didn't know was that the light was really joy. How could joy exist in this amazingly dark moment? How could joy be present in this horrid and terrible time?
I can recollect how it felt in that moment. Everything was pitch black. The darkest black you could ever even imagine. If you have ever seen a black table that has been lacquered thousands of times, the depths appear endless. This situation and time in my life was this kind of black and it really was as thick is molasses.
However, there was light. The sole issue was, I wasn't looking for it.
It's not going to be easy for me to go back to this place. There are a considerable number of things that I have buried deep so no one could ever find them. Thing is, I knew they were there. They have been there the entire time. I have been so frightened to let them bubble up that I honestly have actually run from my past right into the future and have totally forgotten about the present. That is no way to live life. That is not how my life will be lived from this point on.
This place, while dark, can be illuminated. Like all dark places, bring a bright enough lantern into it and you can begin to see things as they really are and not just how your frightened mind has translated them to be. So I'm going to be bringing that light in.
Into the depths we travel.
"Go to the deepest darkest place you can permit yourself to be and see if you can find a little light up in the top right corner?"
Yes, I saw that little light. For years, I believed that light was a thing by the name of resilience. What I really didn't know was that the light was really joy. How could joy exist in this amazingly dark moment? How could joy be present in this horrid and terrible time?
I can recollect how it felt in that moment. Everything was pitch black. The darkest black you could ever even imagine. If you have ever seen a black table that has been lacquered thousands of times, the depths appear endless. This situation and time in my life was this kind of black and it really was as thick is molasses.
However, there was light. The sole issue was, I wasn't looking for it.
It's not going to be easy for me to go back to this place. There are a considerable number of things that I have buried deep so no one could ever find them. Thing is, I knew they were there. They have been there the entire time. I have been so frightened to let them bubble up that I honestly have actually run from my past right into the future and have totally forgotten about the present. That is no way to live life. That is not how my life will be lived from this point on.
This place, while dark, can be illuminated. Like all dark places, bring a bright enough lantern into it and you can begin to see things as they really are and not just how your frightened mind has translated them to be. So I'm going to be bringing that light in.
Into the depths we travel.
About the Author:
Evan Sanders is the author of The Words Of Encouragement, a website dedicated to bringing the best quotes, motivational content on the web, and blogs all to one place. Going through an interesting time in your life and need a good laugh? Dive into these funny life quotes for some awesome perspective.
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