On Emerging From the Dark

March 4, 2008

If you find yourself in a deep dark scary wood, it does no good to sit under a tree and sulk. It does even less good to crawl into a hole and cry. It is much better to keep moving, seek any light that you can find. Remain open to the heat from the sun, seek its light filtering through the trees, and let it guide you to where it is lighter and brighter. Then you can find the sunlit path that will lead you out of the dark wood.

It’s very east to simply allow yourself to wallow in self-pity when things get bad. It’s much easier to stay where you are and suffer. Making changes requires effort. Changes themselves can be scary. Some people resist change to the point of harming themselves. It takes effort, willpower, faith and hope to get up and start moving. I will add love and forgiveness to that list. You need to love yourself enough to do what’s best for yourself. You also need to forgive yourself enough to let go of past mistakes and move on.

Sometimes you need a kick in the pants to get moving. Sometimes the universe will give you a push in the direction you keep proclaiming you wish to go, all the while standing still and longing for better things. If you keep “putting out there” that you want something, but make no move to get it, you shouldn’t be surprised if you get a shove in that direction.

If you ever hear yourself saying, “I have to” when you are feeling trapped, stop and reflect on that. Just stop everything and ask yourself why you ‘have to’. There are always options. There are always, always other paths. The other paths may not be easy, but they may be better for you than the one you are treading.

The Tower is still in the process of falling down. The lightening has long since abated, and the smoke will be clearing soon. Soon there will be peace again. A different peace now, but perhaps a better peace for moving forward.

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