What helps me navigate the dark rather than turn away from it?

Remembering that darkness holds everything, and can be a protection

Remembering that darkness shows the way to candlelight

Remembering that the tree offers shade in blistering heat and that in these troubled times we need shade and a reminder that, like the tree, our roots are in the earth and the sky

Remembering that the moon held in darkness but recieving light, offers moonlight and enables us to look directly and see two worlds as one (light/dark)

Remembering a setting sun is possible to see.

Remembering this life was possible through nourishment of darkness whilst in the womb

Remembering that sleep supports deep rest and knowing how well i sleep when under ‘dark’ skies.

Remembering i tend naturally to sleep as it gets dark and to wake as sun rises

Remembering how in the evening switching lights on often results in a sudden fall away of how much i can see
Remembering that what you turn away from turns to meet you.

Knowing that what helps all navigation through dark and bright times alike, day and night times alike, is a ‘light’ a clarity that can see through both, a presence of heart a heart present with love