A Collective Dark Night Of The Soul
My life has always been about the wide range of emotion I feel on a daily basis. Granted, we encounter a diverse range of experiences throughout the day, which in turn emotes a wide range of emotions. Yet, there is one simple aspect that dictates how these emotions truly hold power over us.
I have learned that many times the way that emotions tend to control us can most of the time be turned into situations that drag others into them. And that is not to say that we don’t have situations in life where our emotions must be discussed and interacted with other individuals, but the specific times that I am talking about are the ones where we allow external circumstances to have an emotional reaction from us.
I think that this has specifically been brought to my awareness more in the midst of COVID-19. Everything feels heightened and extremely painful to dissect and feel. It almost feels like our emotions are magnified through some of the smallest, most minimal encounters. You would think that maybe this time period would shed light on what is worth putting our energy into and what isn’t. I have taken a lot of time to really try to sit with these situations and understand why certain situations have played out the way that they have.
During these periods of reflection, I began to understand some very crucial aspects about the general human nature of our society in the midst of a pandemic. I think that for so long people were in a “sleep state”, meaning that they have just been going through life autonomously without giving much thought to what they were doing and why. I truly believe that this pandemic forced people to face things that they had buried deep down and to tap into situations that brought clarity and sometimes pain. I’m sure many people have heard this saying but I feel that it is important to reiterate, the human race has gone through a dark night of the soul.
You are unshakeable.
A dark night of the soul is a point in life when you are faced with the reality of your complexities and the realization of what you truly value in life. If you are not on the right path, a dark night of the soul is a moment in time when you are given the opportunity to reflect on your soul’s purpose and healing the parts of yourself that require you to move forward. It’s never easy, but damn is it beautiful. How lucky we are to live lives that are full of so much detail and freedom. If you can control and better understand the emotions that arise during a dark night of the soul, you will begin to move through life with a greater sense of purpose. You will feel so connected to yourself and you will become unshakeable.
So, if there comes a point in time when you feel overwhelmed by your emotions due to situations outside of you then please remember to be kind to yourself. Please take the time to step back and dedicate time to getting to know yourself more deeply. Be kind and loving to yourself, because you deserve that.
Love & Light,
Valerie