You need chaos in your soul to give birth to a dancing star - Nietzsche
"Go to the deepest darkest place you can let yourself 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 was under the impression that light was a thing by the name of resilience. What I really didn't know was that the light was in fact joy. How could joy exist in this amazingly dark moment? How could joy be present in this awful and horrible time?
I can recollect how it felt in that bad moment. Everything was absolutely black. The darkest black you might even imagine. If you have ever seen a black table that has been lacquered thousands of times, the depths appear never-ending. This situation and time in my life was this type of black and it really was as thick is molasses.
However, there was light. The only issue was, I wasn't looking for it.
It is not going to be simple for me to go back to this place. There are a considerable number of things that I have buried deep so nobody could ever find them. Thing is, I knew they were there. They've been there all the time. I truly have been so frightened to let them bubble up that I have basically run from my past straight into the future and have completely forgotten about the present. That's really no way to live life. That's not how my life will be lived from now on.
This place, while dark, can be illuminated. Like all dark places, bring a bright enough lantern into it and you can start to see things as they really are and not just how your shocked mind has created them to be. So I am bringing that light in.
Into the depths we travel.
"Go to the deepest darkest place you can let yourself 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 was under the impression that light was a thing by the name of resilience. What I really didn't know was that the light was in fact joy. How could joy exist in this amazingly dark moment? How could joy be present in this awful and horrible time?
I can recollect how it felt in that bad moment. Everything was absolutely black. The darkest black you might even imagine. If you have ever seen a black table that has been lacquered thousands of times, the depths appear never-ending. This situation and time in my life was this type of black and it really was as thick is molasses.
However, there was light. The only issue was, I wasn't looking for it.
It is not going to be simple for me to go back to this place. There are a considerable number of things that I have buried deep so nobody could ever find them. Thing is, I knew they were there. They've been there all the time. I truly have been so frightened to let them bubble up that I have basically run from my past straight into the future and have completely forgotten about the present. That's really no way to live life. That's not how my life will be lived from now on.
This place, while dark, can be illuminated. Like all dark places, bring a bright enough lantern into it and you can start to see things as they really are and not just how your shocked mind has created them to be. So I am 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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