“Some make it their mission to try and hurt others. These are the Shadow-People — soaked in the sludge of childhood traumas, adolescent codependencies and adult aggressions. They seem to know only one way out of their inner Darkness — and that way is violence; violence against their “enemies”, by attacking them in “self-defense” … violence against the unfairness of life, by complaining about their own pains &/or by reveling in the pains & failures of others … violence against the “sinners” who behave or believe differently than they do, by worshiping a God who will ultimately damn them all to Hell … violence against their own fears, by soaking their own suffering in a wide variety of self-destructive physical & emotional addictions.

Yes, these are the Shadow-Folk … They are not completely comprised of fog or blackness, and yet they do tend to reside therein — and they do tend to do their best to bring everyone around them down into their dreary depths …

They pull others down with guilt, and they pull them down with blame — They pull others down with threats, and they pull them down with judgment … They pull others down with temptations, and they pull the down with fear … They pull others down with gossip, and they pull them down with criticism.

And yet these are not the ways of the Divine that resides within them, and these are not the ways of Light that fuel their life and will to live. Yes, the ego is the strongest of adversaries … insidious … arrogant … greedy … and deceitful. And yet even though it is by far our greatest enemy, the ego is nothing compared to the strength of the Love that comprises the human Soul. Yes, the ego will use fear & pride to find any way possible to keep us hidden in the shadows, and yet LOVE is always available to us — LOVE is always a choice … And in those moments when LOVE is finally chosen, then LOVE wins … Every — Single — Time.

So, my dear Friends, today is a new day for you & yours … Today is a day when you are once again allowed to choose the Light over the Darkness; the illumination of your Soul over your ego’s desire to recede into the shadows; the release of your True Self over remaining imprisoned in fear & anger & selfishness & superficiality.

Today you can choose to be reborn as the Caring Servant you once were …
Today you can choose to be reborn as the Kind Stranger you have always been …
Today you can choose to be reborn as the Generous Soul you will always be.

Yes, your True Self is waiting within you; waiting for you to choose to exit the darkness of fear & self-absorption and re-enter the Light of Love & selfless Giving.

My Friends, our Souls are waiting every day to be so reawakened. And all we have to do to awaken them is reach for them — by reaching out to others. Indeed, feeling the Soul’s all-enveloping arms of Grace is just one courageous act of Kindness away … So please be brave — and make that choice today.” ~ inspired by Vanessa Curley

Filed under: Wisdoms from the Journey by Scaughdt