In this series we are examining
the dark side of our emotional state which we call the shadow. In the first
article, THE SHADOW, we explored what shadow is and how it impacts our lives.
The reoccurring theme we want to examine is the fact that their has never been
enough shadow produced that could extinguish light. However, one small light
can drive back darkness. So it is with our darkest Shadow Thoughts. If left
alone in the shadows, they will continue to grow in darkness. However, when
exposed to light, the darkness will become faint. What is light? Light is the
positive in the midst of the negative. Light is the hope in the midst of the
hopeless. Light is the abundance in the midst of lack.
One of the dark shadows found in
our thinking is the memory of past punishment and the fear it brings to our
current circumstances. If a child is exposed to sexual trauma they may grow to
an adult who is afraid of sexual contact because of past pain. The shadow will
keep them locked up because the fear of the pain is greater than the thought of
pleasure (if there is even a thought of pleasure).
A very emotionally detached
family may leave us feeling unloved. We may learn to perform for love and
approval in the hope of feeling good. However, our fear will always be that we
are not good enough and we will often play roles to win love and approval.
These roles may preclude being who we really are and obtaining what we truly
want for our lives.
What fears drive us today? What
behaviors do we perform when we really don’t want to do them, but we think
someone wants them and we need their approval? What do we refrain from because
of fear of pain, a fear that is grounded in a past shadow and not exposed to
the current reality of light. We only have this journey to enjoy, don’t give it
to the fears of the past. Write out these fears and think of them in the light of the present moment not the past.
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