The Shadow

What does the shadow reveal about ourselves and is that the proper name for it. It is what lurks in the dark, the other side of us, that which shows its face when we are not looking. Out basest fears and instincts. The side of us which we do not want to acknowledge,

A shadow needs the light to be seen and to be visible. In the total darkness there are no shadows. Or is darkness a shadow in its totality. As we step towards the light our shadows become visible and dance in our faces, making us face them, A crossing over, from side to side, shrinking, growing, shrinking – they do not block the light but are revealed by it.

 They often tempt us to jump back into the darkness so we do not have to see their contents, but their disappearance is an illusion. They descend deeper, become fuller, only to jump back out larger.

They are most visible when the sun is rising and when it is setting. At noon in the midday sun, you do not see them – let the sun shine on. Trust the light, pass through the shadows, shine the light on.

Temporary Emotions

I travel now, move quickly through time and space. The entry i had written in my journal yesterday seems so far away that i can no longer type it up here and that is fine. For if the emotions i felt were temporary, they will return, but i hope not for i was going to write about resentment, and that feeling is gone.

When you move through space, travel quickly, emotions bounce up and down, intense and near the surface. And they claim you for a moment. But what this reminds me, it that all is fleeting and passing through, nothing is permanent. And my movement makes the movement within much faster and deeper – nothing sticks around for long. And when i am in a negative zone where it feels so encompassing i must remember that it will pass. it may come back but that too will pass.

I will not write about resentment here, though i did in my journal. I had to let it pass through me through words. But if i write about it again, i will only return to that space where i do not wish to be. My emotions have been near the surface – the tears i shed on the plane because i forgot to bring headphones, so real, an internal meltdown, only to find there were some in the seat 0 and yes i could watch the film. All is raw, but that is good, all i felt for months in stability seems like a dream, as will this that i write. 

 

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