Month of July: Understanding Your Darkness to Strengthen Your Light

Hello to everyone again and I pray that everyone is enjoying their summer as much as possible. I have spoken to quite a number of people saying how fast 2017 is going. We reached the half way point last month and now we are gearing our way to the remainder. Personally, I have sat down and tried to write the blog for this month so many times. So I stopped trying and just started to flow a little bit more and observe what was going on ( and still going on) in my life right now as well as others surrounding me. One of the things I noticed the most is the things that we do not deal with are coming up the surface. And as I sat back and really began to take several things into account it is time to address the darkness that most of us have. I know life would be so much better if we could always dwell on the good and positive that happens but that would not be realistic. As much as we wanted to condemn our darkness we need it in order to appreciate what the light offers. At some point in our lives we spend time with our darkness but not as much as should when we need to. I look at it as this: it is only when things are going great that we tend to ignore the darkness but we cannot push on the side for long. Addressing the underlying issues can open the way to a new beginning and allows the healing process to start. Since everyone’s darkness is felt on different levels of intensity no one knows the right way but being aware of it, acknowledging it and then going thru the process of going thru it to grow past it. The process can be painful and may even include other individuals that trigger certain aspects of your darkness. There are four things that I wanted to touch on and ways that helps me.

1. Identifying Triggers- we all have those triggers that try to push us to edge and some even take us way over the edge. Once you know what your triggers are you put yourself in a position to overcome and use those triggers to your advantage. It is all about knowing that familiarity when your triggers come and try to disturb your thought process. Identifying them gives you power over them.

2. True Natue of Your Darkness- without the darkness you would not understand the true value that is found in your light. Your light is specific to you just like your darkness. All darkness is not and should not be look upon as negative. There is infinite space within the darkness and therefore open possibilities. Sometimes we are afraid of our on darkness because we fail to understand the type of things we place in there. The true nature of your darkness is to reveal the truest potential of your light. One thing is for certain no matter how dark it gets the light always finds a way to flourish and teaches you how to live in the balance aspect.

3. Hidden Potential Power- The strength of your darkness depends on how much you feed it. The less you feed it the more you are able to see the hidden power you have. I like to think that everyone’s darkness does not always operate out of fear but can out of success etc. It really depends on where the individual is at that time. It is necessary at different points to go thru your veil of darkness in order to remove it and see what was hidden all along. Interesting enough some may not

4. What’s Next For You?-this is a question only you can answer. To contemplate on your next thought to produce your next movement. So take your time and really dwell on the things that are not only going to elevate you but push you to dig deeper than ever before!

So remember the darkness can help strengthen light so you may help another find their path! #LiveLifePositive