Shadows into light... thoughts on letting go

Have you ever turned over a rock in the yard and found a tender, green shoot growing underneath it? It's remarkable that something could be so determined to grow and live that it made it that far- under that heavy rock and completely in the dark. We have beauty in dark places, too. Under heavy and shadowed experience, there can be the most amazing strength. Transformation to me, isn't shunning a part of you or changing who you are. If you spend energy to perfect, it's more fragmenting. Looking at one part at a time creates shards of ourselves, slivers of our truth- like shattered glass. Sometimes, the greatest transformations come from acknowledging the darkest parts of ourselves and bringing them light. For a long time, I carried around a deep pain. I knew it was there, but I wasn't sure what to do about it. I meditated, I ran, I read, I wrote, I prayed. I asked my angels and guardians and ancestors to help me heal. Fortunately, I finally released these shadows. I had to speak them, to bring them to the light and fresh air. Ignoring them made them grow, gave them too much power. It wasn't fair to my family or my wife because they colored moments that were beautiful. They were in essence, pulling my heart into the past when I needed to be in the present. They didn't allow me to love as fully or deeply as I could. It isn't easy to spend time with your shadows, but it is worth it. Allow yourself to feel the pain and give words to it. If it feels too difficult, ask someone you trust to be with you. You aren't broken. You aren't irreparable. You are perfect. What's more, even though it maybe scary and hurt to hear, you deserve to heal. Your family and friends deserve to know all the parts that made you who you are. Turn over the memories, give them air and light and let them go. What is your struggle? What is your pain? Where do you feel shame or heaviness? Where do you linger in a past you can not return to? Are you ready to bring the light and presence to your shadows? #bringthedarknesslight #shadowshowourlight #journey #vulnerablityandbravery