“Survive the darkness. Rephrase the light.” —Andrea Balt.

Facing one’s fears is probably one of the hardest things to do in life. People are reluctant to do the hard thing, understandably so. I get it. I’m like that too.

Another way to connect to your inner Light is by actually braving the darkness that happens in our lives. I am talking about the shadow side of life.

The irony of the painful, dark occurrences of human existence is that because of them one can come out of them transformed into someone of uplifted substance and character, someone who shines.

The mystery of the dark side of Life is that it bears a gift—when you make it through, you’ll be stronger because of it. You’ll shine brighter and stronger than before.

So take heart and face your fears. You can brave the darkness and flip negativity on its head.

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