We Need Darkness For Light To Shine Through
I was thinking about darkness and light, how we need both to thrive. Often darkness can represent the gloomy times of our lives, like doom's day where hope is nowhere to be seen. One can easily fall into despair. But without darkness how can we know the importance of light?
I read an acquaintance's blog that she had struggled with physical pain from yoga practise for eight years before making full recovery. It was a painful and emotionally wrecking process for her. And yet I read how she had gain so much knowledge, wisdom, compassion and love throughout the process. It may seems cliche but she has definitely evolved from a struggling caterpillar to a beautiful butterfly now.
While we learn mostly from our 'failures', ironically we are often afraid to start or act upon things that we might fail in. It is an old text book theory. It is an assumption that failure is deemed as one's incompetency and ability to get things 'right'. So much so it can paralysed us to just act.
Recently I heard an interview with Michael A. Singer, author of The Untethered Soul. He talked about how the God of Death is always looming around us. Never take each living moment for granted for none of us know when our time maybe up. Joy and happiness is always within us. It is our responsibility to open up to our life experiences.
Imagine if the blinds of our life are always close up then we will always be living in darkness. Our life will be dull, boring, suffocating, depressing and filled with unhappiness. The moment we open up the blinds, we allow light to come through and everything will lighten up! The choice is ours. We are the only one responsible for our own happiness. That is our super power and it is absolutely within our control. No one can take this away from us.
A month ago, I was feeling bouts of anxiety and uncertainty at the start of the partial lockdown. It felt like the blinds were shut. It took awhile for me to settle in the (new) daily routine and I began to explore alternatives to overcome the fluctuations within. Sometimes we need to get uncomfortable to appreciate what we have - sadness to appreciate happiness, lack to appreciate abundance, pain to appreciate health and darkness to appreciate light. If everything is perfect, what is there to learn, to grow, to change or to create? We will simply stay stagnant.
As we are heading into the second month I am beginning to appreciate this downtime to learn and grow without rushing around and meeting deadlines. I am learning that it is ok to feel not ok. I am learning to open up the blinds and allowing light to come through. I am learning that life can be any way we want it to be and we have to work through the challenges from within. Let this period be a time to rebuild your relationship with yourself and who knows you might just miss this time of solitude when it's all over!
Stay safe and be well!
I read an acquaintance's blog that she had struggled with physical pain from yoga practise for eight years before making full recovery. It was a painful and emotionally wrecking process for her. And yet I read how she had gain so much knowledge, wisdom, compassion and love throughout the process. It may seems cliche but she has definitely evolved from a struggling caterpillar to a beautiful butterfly now.
While we learn mostly from our 'failures', ironically we are often afraid to start or act upon things that we might fail in. It is an old text book theory. It is an assumption that failure is deemed as one's incompetency and ability to get things 'right'. So much so it can paralysed us to just act.
Recently I heard an interview with Michael A. Singer, author of The Untethered Soul. He talked about how the God of Death is always looming around us. Never take each living moment for granted for none of us know when our time maybe up. Joy and happiness is always within us. It is our responsibility to open up to our life experiences.
Imagine if the blinds of our life are always close up then we will always be living in darkness. Our life will be dull, boring, suffocating, depressing and filled with unhappiness. The moment we open up the blinds, we allow light to come through and everything will lighten up! The choice is ours. We are the only one responsible for our own happiness. That is our super power and it is absolutely within our control. No one can take this away from us.
A month ago, I was feeling bouts of anxiety and uncertainty at the start of the partial lockdown. It felt like the blinds were shut. It took awhile for me to settle in the (new) daily routine and I began to explore alternatives to overcome the fluctuations within. Sometimes we need to get uncomfortable to appreciate what we have - sadness to appreciate happiness, lack to appreciate abundance, pain to appreciate health and darkness to appreciate light. If everything is perfect, what is there to learn, to grow, to change or to create? We will simply stay stagnant.
As we are heading into the second month I am beginning to appreciate this downtime to learn and grow without rushing around and meeting deadlines. I am learning that it is ok to feel not ok. I am learning to open up the blinds and allowing light to come through. I am learning that life can be any way we want it to be and we have to work through the challenges from within. Let this period be a time to rebuild your relationship with yourself and who knows you might just miss this time of solitude when it's all over!
Stay safe and be well!
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