You can't always be positive. In reality if you were positive all of the time, how could people honestly count on the validity of your character? They couldn't.
Life is incredibly balanced. To be truly positive you must experience substantial negatives as well. That's simply the way in which the world works. As Carl Jung once said, "The brighter the light the darker the shadow." I think that really applies here as well.
In my life, I try and keep my writing pretty positive and upbeat because I am out in this world to help people love extraordinarily and perhaps, just maybe, something I talk about will help someone bring some light into their heart. For years I've been able to pull a lesson or learning point out of even the worst circumstances to help provoke thought in others. But what I want to share with you is that I am not always positive. Actually I don't ever force myself to be because that only creates inauthenticity.
I have awfully dark moments and days at certain times. In reality the more and more I truly love with everything I have, the more extremely I feel agony, hurt, loss, and everything else that can make your hands shake when it comes about. I feel those things now more than I ever have before. The liquefying of a cold heart many years ago back has exposed it to be naked, vulnerable, and gives it the capacity to feel everything intensely.
So often, writing something that's hopeful, is really me fighting as tough as I'm able to to keep a positive outlook on life. In truth, some days are way harder than others. Some days, I feel just like I can barely breath.
Throughout the years, I've learnt to express these things through my art and pour myself out through my writing and I really am so lucky to have that. So if you're wrestling, just know, I struggle just as much.
I struggle hard. And with all of that, I love hard.
Life is incredibly balanced. To be truly positive you must experience substantial negatives as well. That's simply the way in which the world works. As Carl Jung once said, "The brighter the light the darker the shadow." I think that really applies here as well.
In my life, I try and keep my writing pretty positive and upbeat because I am out in this world to help people love extraordinarily and perhaps, just maybe, something I talk about will help someone bring some light into their heart. For years I've been able to pull a lesson or learning point out of even the worst circumstances to help provoke thought in others. But what I want to share with you is that I am not always positive. Actually I don't ever force myself to be because that only creates inauthenticity.
I have awfully dark moments and days at certain times. In reality the more and more I truly love with everything I have, the more extremely I feel agony, hurt, loss, and everything else that can make your hands shake when it comes about. I feel those things now more than I ever have before. The liquefying of a cold heart many years ago back has exposed it to be naked, vulnerable, and gives it the capacity to feel everything intensely.
So often, writing something that's hopeful, is really me fighting as tough as I'm able to to keep a positive outlook on life. In truth, some days are way harder than others. Some days, I feel just like I can barely breath.
Throughout the years, I've learnt to express these things through my art and pour myself out through my writing and I really am so lucky to have that. So if you're wrestling, just know, I struggle just as much.
I struggle hard. And with all of that, I love hard.
About the Author:
Evan Sanders is the author of The Words Of Encouragement, a website dedicated to bringing the best quotes, motivational content on the web, and blogs all to one place. Going through a rough patch in life? I put together some quotes about death to help you if you are suffering through the loss of a loved one.
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