What a powerful statement...."darkness cannot drive out darkness...only light can do that." Staying positive, even in the worst of times is the only way to walk out of the darkness. The other part of that quote is even more powerful, "hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that." That is one of the hardest things to do in life....to love when it's not easy to love. Isn't that one of the things that shows our character? How do you love the people that are not easy to love? With compassion? Honesty? Patience? Acceptance? The people in our lives will not be easy to love all the time....that's what makes us human? Hatred is something that will eat at you and damage your own soul. It brings nothing positive to the table...creates nothing good. Have you ever noticed how hard it is to hate someone who genuinely loves you? It's almost impossible.
Life is a journey...it's like a hike...sometimes it's a smooth straight road, while other times it feels like you are walking up a hill so steep that it seems impossible to make it to the top. Its a choice to keep hiking or turn around...to save yourself the pain. If you decide to push through the pain, you reach the peak of the mountain....you feel such a great feeling of accomplishment and exhaustion at the same time. I would not take back any of my exhausting hikes because the scars created along the way have enabled me to let go of so many unnecessary wasted negative feelings....and probably made me appreciate those straight roads even more.
So...I choose light to come out of my darkness and I choose to keep climbing up my mountain...never turning around...never giving up....and always staying positive!
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