Follow The Light

“you can either dwell in the darkness or dance in the light.🪩💃🏾”

I was out on a walk. Then I noticed these flowers, alongside someone's house.

They were all leaning towards the sun. It caught me off guard at first. I was like, hold on - are they leaning!? And yep, they were.

I stopped to recognize the beauty of course. But I walked away, realizing the wisdom of nature.

On the other side of the house was the shade. The flowers knew they couldn't grow, facing towards that direction. So they leaned over towards the sun. They couldn't get what they needed from the shade. Only the sun could supply them.

It made me wonder. 💭

How often do we look towards the darkness as a way to grow?

We submerge ourselves in negativity. We cancel out what's actually good for us - in exchange for what's comfortable to us.

I know there was a time period in my life, where being in the dark was normal to me.

Negativity was just reality.

Everything that was causing me so much pain, grief and suffering was regular. I can look back and see it wasn't good for me. But I was comfortable with it.

There's even some misconceptions I fell for.

One - that re-traumatizing yourself is the best way to be aware. 🙅🏾‍♀️

Two - Holding onto what hurt you for dear life, will help you make better decisions. 👎🏾

Three - By feeding your subconscious with toxic behavior, people and media you'll be the smartest person in the room. 🙄

It's easy to get comfortable with darkness when it's a daily occurrence. You can forget that there's even a such thing as light.🕯️

Joy seems distant. Happiness sounds foreign. And gratitude tastes bitter.

Stepping into the light is not forbidden. Beautiful things can happen when you open yourself up to it.

Maybe just like a flower, you had to go through a dark season.

Braving through harsh winters and violent rain. Trying to develop under cruel circumstances.

Nonetheless, you cannot remain a bud forever.

You may be standing tall. But you're still shut in. Closed off to the world.

Caged in by your own will. Avoiding the light at all cost.

It seems too bright.

You've made up so many conclusions already.

It'd be ridiculous for you to open up. You don't wanna risk getting burned.

How will you ever become, what you're meant to be - if you never bloom? 🌷🌻🪻

Exposing yourself to the light might feel odd at first. Sooner or later though, you'll begin to realize something. It feels better to be in the presence of the sun.😉

Give yourself permission to dance in the light. Allow the sun to fill you up with joy, happiness and a new sense of gratitude.

Peace comes when you leave the darkness behind.

…⏰…. ⏰…. ⏰

And welp, that's my time.

I hope you get a chance to get outside! Take a moment to admire the wisdom of nature today.

Until next time,

Take care 💖 💃🏾