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 thought that light was something called resilience. What I 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 frightful and terrible time?
I can remember how it felt in that bad 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 seem endless. This situation and time in my life was this type of black and it was as thick is molasses.
However, there was light. The only issue was, I wasn't looking for it.
It isn't going to be that easy for me to go back to this place. There are numerous things that I have buried deep so nobody could ever find them. Thing is, I knew they were there. They have always been there the entire time. I truly have been so scared to let them bubble up that I have basically run from my past straight into the future and have utterly 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 really start to see things as they are and not just how your scared mind has translated them to be. So I'm 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 thought that light was something called resilience. What I 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 frightful and terrible time?
I can remember how it felt in that bad 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 seem endless. This situation and time in my life was this type of black and it was as thick is molasses.
However, there was light. The only issue was, I wasn't looking for it.
It isn't going to be that easy for me to go back to this place. There are numerous things that I have buried deep so nobody could ever find them. Thing is, I knew they were there. They have always been there the entire time. I truly have been so scared to let them bubble up that I have basically run from my past straight into the future and have utterly 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 really start to see things as they are and not just how your scared mind has translated them to be. So I'm 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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