When I was a child, I remember squeezing my eyes shut really tight, and trying desperately to envision the inside of my eyelids. Night after night, I would make my room as dark as possible, no light creeping in under the door or at the periphery of the curtains I was sure there was a magical set of images that I could capture, if I went beyond the darkness. Sharp, shadowy sparks would dance in my minds eye, and I was sure I had discovered some mystical phenomenon that allowed the brain to generate amazing visual messages.
Getting through tough times is much like trying to find shape, substance and yes, even beauty, from the darkness. Recently, a young female client captured her isolation and sadness in the midst of dealing with the betrayal of a loved one as she said "I was in a dark, dark place. And now, slowly but surely, there is a bit of light and I am going to keep moving toward it."
What courage and determination to be willing to revisit emotionally staggering pain, find peace with relationship injustices and shore up for the reconstruction of one's heart. Conquering the darkness is not about waiting for someone, or something, to turn on a light. No, it is your own ability to squeeze very tightly, fiercely determined to see past what is no more. We need to take heed of the darkness, but instead of being stuck in it, push through it, squeeze tightly and we can literally create light, sparks of energy igniting our power to heal and see things differently.
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