Beautiful motivational quotes be like, ‘Just be yourself,’ And when we hear that, we automatically assume being yourself means to be your best self. We conclude everyone’s true self is only their light self. Nobody wants to be associated with the Darkness. As we’ve all been taught, Darkness is evil:, despite the fact that you cannot separate the Darkness from the light. They are two sides of the same coin, just like Life and Death, Day and Night, Male and Female, Sun and Moon…They cannot survive without each other.
We all have a dark side. One we learn to deeply persecute, and repress. We choose to pretend it doesn’t exist, all the while glorifying the light. We think denying something’s existence will automatically cancel it out. That works for sometime, but eventually wares off, leaving a sour after taste.
Darkness isn’t evil: It’s time to trash and burn that belief. Darkness is a necessary stimuli for growth. You see, in the beginning, there was only darkness. There was only black. And from that darkness, light was born, and so was the universe. Nothing can be born without darkness. A child stays in the Darkness of the womb before they can be born. Plants stay in the Darkness of the soil before they can sprout…That is also synonymous to our own personal growth and character development. Our dark traits are not there as a source of shame to be buried. Instead, they are there to pin point to us the areas in which we have growth potential. They are the traits that align us to our authentic life path and purpose. So, the goal in life is to not only embrace the light, but also the Darkness: To find balance between the two wolves, and let them dance in harmony ☯️.
One Thing To Think About:
Would you have the courage to self reflect, admit and acknowledge your darkness? To accept your shadow, and give yourself the chance to grow from it?