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 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 awful and terrible time?
I remember how it felt in that moment. Everything was totally 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 appear endless. This situation and time in my life was this kind of black and it really was as thick is molasses.
However, there somehow was light. The only real issue was, I wasn't trying to find it.
It's not going to be simple for me to come back to this place. There are lots of things that I have buried deep so nobody could ever find them. Thing is, I knew they were there. They have been there the entire time. I truly have been so scared to let them bubble up that I honestly have basically run from my past right into the future and have totally forgotten about the present. That's no way to live life. That isn't 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 actually are and not just how your frightened mind has translated them to be. So I am 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 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 awful and terrible time?
I remember how it felt in that moment. Everything was totally 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 appear endless. This situation and time in my life was this kind of black and it really was as thick is molasses.
However, there somehow was light. The only real issue was, I wasn't trying to find it.
It's not going to be simple for me to come back to this place. There are lots of things that I have buried deep so nobody could ever find them. Thing is, I knew they were there. They have been there the entire time. I truly have been so scared to let them bubble up that I honestly have basically run from my past right into the future and have totally forgotten about the present. That's no way to live life. That isn't 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 actually are and not just how your frightened mind has translated 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.
