"You need chaos in your soul to give birth to a dancing star." - Nietzsche
Take a moment, a single moment to return back to an incredibly hard moment in your life. Can you see a little light up in the corner?
That little light...is joy. But how could joy exist in such moments? For most of my life, I never really understood this idea. I thought that this little light in the presence of overwhelming darkness was my resilience or something more strength oriented. But what I realized is that no matter how bad things get, our own light is the thing that can keep us going.
I can recollect 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 thousands of times, the depths appear never-ending. This situation and time in my life was this similar type of black and it was as thick is molasses. It was horrifying.
And yet, there was light always there. The only thing about it was that I wasn't looking for it.
Every single time you go back to these moments and places it will be incredibly difficult. Those secrets have been buried deep for such a long time and you have been so scared to let other people know about them. But eventually, those moments will bubble up to the surface if you don't take care of them when you need to. However, you shouldn't have to live scared. So dive in you must.
The only difference between going to these places on your own and having them surprise you in life is the amount of light you bring to a situation. When you head straight into your deepest fears, you bring a bright light with you and illuminate situations that have hurt you in the past.
So we have to dive into the depths to discover who we truly are.
We are the light.
Take a moment, a single moment to return back to an incredibly hard moment in your life. Can you see a little light up in the corner?
That little light...is joy. But how could joy exist in such moments? For most of my life, I never really understood this idea. I thought that this little light in the presence of overwhelming darkness was my resilience or something more strength oriented. But what I realized is that no matter how bad things get, our own light is the thing that can keep us going.
I can recollect 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 thousands of times, the depths appear never-ending. This situation and time in my life was this similar type of black and it was as thick is molasses. It was horrifying.
And yet, there was light always there. The only thing about it was that I wasn't looking for it.
Every single time you go back to these moments and places it will be incredibly difficult. Those secrets have been buried deep for such a long time and you have been so scared to let other people know about them. But eventually, those moments will bubble up to the surface if you don't take care of them when you need to. However, you shouldn't have to live scared. So dive in you must.
The only difference between going to these places on your own and having them surprise you in life is the amount of light you bring to a situation. When you head straight into your deepest fears, you bring a bright light with you and illuminate situations that have hurt you in the past.
So we have to dive into the depths to discover who we truly are.
We are the light.
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