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 believed that light was something by the name of resilience. What I did not know was that the light was actually joy. How could joy exist in this amazingly dark moment? How could joy be present in this frightful and horrible time?
I can remember how it felt in that bad moment. Everything was pitch black. The darkest black you could even imagine. If you have ever seen a black table that has been lacquered many thousands of times, the depths seem to be unending. This situation and time in my life was this sort of black and it really was as thick is molasses.
However, there was light. The only issue was, I wasn't trying to find it.
It isn't going to be easy for me to go back to this place. There are numerous things that I have buried deep so absolutely no one could ever find them. Thing is, I knew they were there. They have always been there all of the time. I've been so afraid to let them bubble up that I've basically run from my past directly into the future and have completely forgotten about the present. That is no way to live life. That is not how my life will be lived from this time 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 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 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 believed that light was something by the name of resilience. What I did not know was that the light was actually joy. How could joy exist in this amazingly dark moment? How could joy be present in this frightful and horrible time?
I can remember how it felt in that bad moment. Everything was pitch black. The darkest black you could even imagine. If you have ever seen a black table that has been lacquered many thousands of times, the depths seem to be unending. This situation and time in my life was this sort of black and it really was as thick is molasses.
However, there was light. The only issue was, I wasn't trying to find it.
It isn't going to be easy for me to go back to this place. There are numerous things that I have buried deep so absolutely no one could ever find them. Thing is, I knew they were there. They have always been there all of the time. I've been so afraid to let them bubble up that I've basically run from my past directly into the future and have completely forgotten about the present. That is no way to live life. That is not how my life will be lived from this time 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 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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