You need chaos in your soul to give birth to a dancing star - Nietzsche
"Go to the deepest darkest place you can allow 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 really didn't know was that the light was actually joy. How could joy exist in this extraordinarily 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 absolutely 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 unending. This situation and time in my life was this kind of black and it was as thick is molasses.
However, there had been the presence of light. The only issue was, I wasn't trying to find it.
It is not going to be easy for me to return to this place. There are a considerable number of 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've been so afraid to let them bubble up that I honestly have actually run from my past right into the future and have utterly forgotten about the present. That's really 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 really start to see things as they are and not just how your frightened mind has interpreted them to be. So I'm bringing that light in.
Into the depths we dive.
"Go to the deepest darkest place you can allow 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 really didn't know was that the light was actually joy. How could joy exist in this extraordinarily 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 absolutely 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 unending. This situation and time in my life was this kind of black and it was as thick is molasses.
However, there had been the presence of light. The only issue was, I wasn't trying to find it.
It is not going to be easy for me to return to this place. There are a considerable number of 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've been so afraid to let them bubble up that I honestly have actually run from my past right into the future and have utterly forgotten about the present. That's really 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 really start to see things as they are and not just how your frightened mind has interpreted them to be. So I'm bringing that light in.
Into the depths we dive.
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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