See it through darkness

Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, 

and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness.

 It is far better take things as they come along with patience and equanimity.

Carl Jung

I usually like to talk about happiness, positive energy, and appreciation and all the good stuff. And today, I want to talk about the opposite. Because, as it says, you cannot see the stars without darkness. Life is not always perfect, not sunshine and rainbows. Happiness is a way of living, a perspective, a mind-set... a lot can be said. But we all have those moments when darkness comes in. Doubts, upsets, frustration, sadness, mistakes, fear...all of that. We fight as much as we can not to let those feelings bring us down. We tell ourselves all the good things, read inspirational quotes, do anything to get ourselves out from there. We promise that we're not gonna let those moments decide who we are or who we are going to be. We promise that we're gonna focus on the positive, the bright side and all the good things that's going to happen. We do anything we can to change that. Then you see the reality again. We know what we should be doing, how we should be feeling, and how we should be seeing the whole thing. And when we see the gap between those two, it confuses you and sometimes frustrates you even more.

"You don't face anything you can't overcome".

We all heard that and at least in our head, we know what we should be doing. But it's not that simple, isn't it?! At least it's not always easy for me. I still struggle to get those feelings out of way. I want to feel good. I don't want to doubt myself. I don't want to get frustrated about the situation I'm in. And all I can do is just to take a moment, breathe and start again. That's it. I just need to get that through my thick big skull that there are many things that are not in my control, that I am who I am, that things are work out in the end. Even if it might not exactly be the way I want it to be, but it will work out. I have to get that through. I have to see it through darkness. And guess what? If I stare at the darkness long enough, I will eventually get use to the darkness and start being able to see it through. I'm not saying that we have to get used to being down there in the darkness. But, being able to accept the situation that I'm in, to surrender to the unknown/uncertainty and even let go of the control that  thought I had. That's what I'm saying. We live in now. And I can do this! All I need to know is that I can do this. So, if I can do it, you can do it too. We can do this. Even if I don't know you, I know you can do this. I believe that we can all see it through the darkness. Because without darkness we won't be able to see the stars, and how wonderful we are, and how blessed we are. We can do this!

Love,