Tag: darkness into light

Preparing for the unknown

How many of us can relate to this image?

Often we feel like we are traveling on a dark road with no end in sight. We can’t begin to figure out where the destination is. All we see is the uncertainty that lies ahead. How can we overcome the inevitable fear we feel on this long, unknown path? One way is to work to change the image we see before us. Perhaps, this next images changes the mood.

Imagine this brighter image. Yes, it is an open road, but with the sun, we will hopefully have a better sense of where we are able to go.

The first step on the journey to change and find our path is to “turn on the light.” This is not a simple practice. It is one which takes time and effort to find the “switch.” Yet, once we shift our perception, we can then begin to progress to the next destination along the road of life.

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The journey into darkness and light

from darkness into light

Over Shabbat I read the following analogy that I believe speaks to the idea of a New Beginning:

When a person is traveling away from his town, his path becomes darker and darker, because the lights of the town are further and further away. But the closer he gets to ending his journey, the closer he is to finding the next town, he begins to see the lights of the town even before he gets there. The lights of the coming town begin to light up his path, even though he is not yet there yet.

When we head out on a new road, we leave behind what we knew. The knowledge of the past fades like the lights of the town as we keep traveling on the road. The road in front of us is scary as we can’t see what is ahead. Yet, as we move along the path, we are also coming closer to a new destination. As we come closer, the “end,” which is the new start, becomes clearer and clearer.

Each day, as we journey forward, we are confronted with this constant going from known to unknown to known again. If we can be mindful that the journey will lead us to a new knowledge, a new “light” we can travel forward with confidence, facing any obstacles along the way because we know the way will be illuminated for us.

May each of you travel your road to a new beginning with the knowledge that it might look dark along the way but really it is a clear path when you reach the next stop along your journey.