I saw a quote today that I think is important to share. “True faith is not a leap into the dark; it’s a leap into the light.” -Eric Metaxes. I needed this reminder today. I love that this flips a typical visual of the unknown on its head. I love that it challenges a new perspective. I love that it insinuates a choice in how to see what can’t be seen.
I feel overwhelmed today. I feel like my general health and wellbeing is slowly on the decline and I’m feeling worse than I have since cancer treatment. It’s not just physical, it’s not just emotional but it is wretchedly hard especially because I want to show up in all the ways that I want to show up for. I’ve been feeling claustrophobic by the darkness of what I don’t know but this quote today reminded me to choose to see it differently. It reminded me of that moment in my 4th round of chemo when I realized I was oddly, upside-down-ly, some-would-say-crazily living in a win/win situation. I open my eyes and see Jesus or I open my eyes and see the faces of my favorite people here on earth. I was absolutely in the hardest unknown of my life, yet: Win/Win. Light/Light.
So in my overwhelm tonight, in my unknown, I am reminded to see Light. And be okay falling into it even though I can’t see where I’m falling.
This Day in 2018:
Fire
Sitting around a fire with family. Relaxing after a difficult week. After last night’s post about intensity, it seems like a fitting end to this week…..
Grateful for quiet reflection
This Day in 2019:
Hardly
I hurt. A lot. I have an awful cold (which I haven’t had the pleasure of experiencing for a looooong time) and my body still hurts like I’m taking Anastrozole. Ugh. I can hardly breathe and I can hardly walk.
But I get to see Albert tomorrow so he can finish my tattoo…and I’m SO excited…I can hardly wait!
No post for 8/10/20
Dear Amber,
I like your statement: ” Faith make you see the unseen”-
It bestows the light needed to overcome fear, hesitation, wavering doubts that tend to darken your mind’s vision.
Like to share with you how it has been affecting me:
When I was discharged from ICU after kidney surgery due to cancer in August 2006 and brought to recovery room, I was in the most miserable state of body and mind one could imagine. At that time, my wife brought me a small book of prayer (of God Hanuman, who has immense power to drive away all evils and very kind to his devotees). For the first few days, she used to read it to me a few times before sleep. Later I started reading and got it by heart it myself, as I found lot of relief from it. It is now 15 years ( 15 X 365 days ) since I repeat it every night — It never failed to drive away my fears and provide tranquility– soothing sleep, to regain my poise .
It is not the specific content of the prayer but the faith in a supernatural power that it will never fail to help you- a strong hope that provides relief beyond any human effort- as it has been doing always – to all others in the legend and to you also.
May be I would not have encountered such “Light” , had I not contacted cancer !
Ramana
♥️ Light is far more powerful than dark.