Standing in a Shadow

I have been standing in time. Standing in my own shadow. And I couldn’t even see I was in a shadow. The light was bright all around me, but a shadow had fallen upon me.

I did not even realize for months that I was standing a shadow. All around me I can see the light, I could feel the magic in the air, and the wind would carry love all around. My love of creative things slowly slipped into the shadow as well.

It has been 14 months since I posted anything. And yet that was the magical number that needed to take place to grow in my shadow. That is the magic of 5 (1+4), the number of changes.

In that magical time, while my own creative side was in the shadow, I grew in my own life. I released hurts and pains of my past. I was able to be myself – no masks. I feel a love greater than I ever even knew was possible. I experienced the ups and downs of those I love. I felt helplessness of not being able to change hurtful situations for people I love. I learned that listening can be the solution to a problem, even for the moment. I learned being in a shadow period is exactly where I was supposed to be for the period of change.

Change is inevitable. Shadows exist when there is light to be seen. Magic still exists in the most unexpected and ordinary places. Love knows no boundaries – neither light or darkness, past or present, strong or helpless, time or space. In choosing to accept the days lost in shadow and grateful to see the gift of standing in the shadow, I am able to move to the light, feel creativity and love emerge and feel the hope of today and tomorrow.

For without the shadow period, I would not have awakened to the light of a beautiful day, see the wind can carry away my thoughts, feel the creativity inside, and feel the magic all around me. I will always be grateful for the shadow and know the light is always nearby. ~ChaCha