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 terrible time?
I remember how it felt during that moment. Everything was pitch black. The darkest black you could even imagine. If you have ever seen a black table that has been lacquered several thousand times, the depths seem to be never-ending. This situation and time in my life was this sort of black and it was as thick is molasses.
However, there somehow was light. The only issue was, I wasn't attempting to find it.
It isn't going to be that easy for me to go 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 always 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 directly into the future and have completely forgotten about the present. That is no way to live life. That isn't 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 really are and not just how your scared 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 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 terrible time?
I remember how it felt during that moment. Everything was pitch black. The darkest black you could even imagine. If you have ever seen a black table that has been lacquered several thousand times, the depths seem to be never-ending. This situation and time in my life was this sort of black and it was as thick is molasses.
However, there somehow was light. The only issue was, I wasn't attempting to find it.
It isn't going to be that easy for me to go 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 always 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 directly into the future and have completely forgotten about the present. That is no way to live life. That isn't 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 really are and not just how your scared 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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