DARKNESS
I met the Dark last night. Or rather, it let me know it found me. Out of nowhere, suddenly, the large boathouse door slammed shut, inches away from my face. I felt as though my face had been slapped really hard. My jaws and skeleton vibrated for hours after. I felt FEAR. I felt what I am up against.
So where does the DARK reside?
In our hearts. Take a deep breath and brace yourself. Bring a light and shine on the darkness. Look closely at the sad and lonely creature that resides inside that darkness. It wants company. It wants LOVE. It wants to be understood and seen.
Only light can help darkness.
And that wind!! It had been totally calm for a good hour, then the wind picked up. It felt powerful. We retreated into the boathouse. The rain began. I was reminded of the calm inside the eye of the storm. The calm before the storm. And I was reminded of the goddess Oya.
Oya – Goddess of the wind, lightning and storms. Oya is associated with change, transformation and destruction.
I like CHANGE. Change can either be gradual, or sudden. Who said: “Change, or die”? Darwin.
HOW TO CHANGE: Notice the difference between love and fear. Notice the difference between THOUGHTS and IMPULSES. Imagine your thoughts and impulses are messengers. Listen closely and choose wisely. That means to follow those thoughts that make you feel some excitement. If the thought brings you down, then let it pass by without you giving it any of your PRECIOUS attention. If the thought or impulse makes you feel GOOD, then give your attention to it. What you FOCUS on, grows. Easy as that. So focus on WORLD PEACE and say hi to the Boogey Man.
“An imaginary evil spirit that is used to frighten children”.
That’s what the dictionary claims is the correct definition of the boogeyman. IMAGINARY? I don’t think so. As a matter of fact, I believe the boogeyman to be very real and must be handled with great care and LOVE. The boogeyman represents all that is dark in the world.
You are not alone in facing the darkness. Together we are strong. Together we can do this. Shine light on the boogeyman, shower it with LOVE. ❤️❤️❤️
THE ROSE by Bette Midler
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXXqDWsCzuk
Some say love, it is a river
That drowns the tender reed
Some say love, it is a razor
That leaves your soul to bleed
Some say love, it is a hunger
An endless aching need
I say love, it is a flower
And you, its only seed
It's the heart, afraid of breaking
That never learns to dance
It's the dream, afraid of waking
That never takes a chance
It's the one who won't be taken
Who cannot seem to give
And the soul, afraid of dying
That never learns to live
When the night has been too lonely
And the road has been too long
And you think that love is only
For the lucky and the strong
Just remember in the winter
Far beneath the bitter snow
Lies the seed that with the sun's love
In the spring becomes the rose
THANK YOU, BETTE ❤️
