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 thought that light was something called resilience. What I did not know was that the light was really joy. How could joy exist in this incredibly dark moment? How could joy be present in this horrid and horrible time?
I can recollect how it felt in that bad moment. Everything was totally 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 to be never-ending. This situation and time in my life was this sort of black which was as thick is molasses.
However, there somehow was light. The sole issue was, I wasn't looking for it.
It's not going to be that easy for me to go back to this place. There are lots 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 all of the time. I have been so frightened to let them bubble up that I've put on my shoes and run from my past right into the future and have totally 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 are and not just how your shocked mind has created them to be. So I'm bringing that light in.
Into the depths we go.
"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 thought that light was something called resilience. What I did not know was that the light was really joy. How could joy exist in this incredibly dark moment? How could joy be present in this horrid and horrible time?
I can recollect how it felt in that bad moment. Everything was totally 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 to be never-ending. This situation and time in my life was this sort of black which was as thick is molasses.
However, there somehow was light. The sole issue was, I wasn't looking for it.
It's not going to be that easy for me to go back to this place. There are lots 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 all of the time. I have been so frightened to let them bubble up that I've put on my shoes and run from my past right into the future and have totally 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 are and not just how your shocked mind has created them to be. So I'm bringing that light in.
Into the depths we go.
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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