Shoveling Darkness

In struggling against anguish one never produces serenity; the struggle against anguish only produces new forms of anguish.
~ Simone Weil ~

Imagine yourself inside a room that is pitch dark and you have a shovel in your hand.

How effective do you think you would be at attempting to shovel the darkness out of the room?

You could work all day long shoveling like a madman, but days, weeks, even years later do you think you will be any further ahead?

What is a much simpler and faster method to get rid of darkness?

Turn on a light…

When it seems like the world is closing in on us and we feel over-run with anxiety and fear it is easy to turn inward and only see the darkness and then consume all our energy trying to get rid of it.

It’s a simple choice to focus on the light that is all around us instead of the darkness.

This simple choice banishes the darkness.

Make the choice today to turn on the light.

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