EVEN IN THE DARK

“To be broken is no reason to see all the broken things.”
~Anonymous

Seldom seen, growing along the ocean floor, the white-plumed anemone is a watery blossom. It is white lace opening under tons of black, opening as if bathed in the sun, while so far from the sun.

This is the trick to staying well, isn’t it; to feel the sun even in the dark. To not lose the truth of things when they go out of view. To grow just the same. To know there is still water, even when we are thirsty. To know there is still love, even when we are lonely. To know there is still peace, even when we are suffering.

None of this invalidates our pain, but only strengthens our way back into the light.

~ Close your eyes and feel the fact of the sun. It will be there when you can see again.

~ Inhale deeply through the part of your heart that is closed and feel the fact of love. It will be there when you can feel again.

~ Breathe slowly through the part of you that doubts and feel the fact of life. It will be there when you can open your spirit, as you did when you were born.

The Book of Awakening

~ Mark Nepo