Light asks something of you.

[LightAngel]

Darkness is familiar. Light asks something of you.

Darkness doesn't challenge you. It lets you stay hidden, unexamined, unchanged. 

Light, on the other hand, demands presence. 

It asks you to see yourself clearly.
 
Your strength, your potential, your responsibility, your truth. 

That's why it feels intimidating. It's not the brightness itself (it's what it reveals).

When someone steps toward their own light, they are not just becoming better.
 
They are becoming undeniable.

And that shift can feel like stepping into a larger version of yourself.

As I just expressed in my topic "Recognize your power".

So many doors in your mind/soul will open up when you recognize your power and stop being controlled by your fear.  

When you stop letting fear dictate your choices, you don't suddenly become a different person.

Instead you become the version of yourself that's been waiting underneath all along.

[UltraBudgie]

Can you give examples?

How is everyone doing with their New Year's Resolutions?


PS: good thread idea; I'm trying to anchor it not belittle it

[LightAngel]

How is everyone doing with their New Year's Resolutions?

I never have any new year's resolutions! 

[MONAD Ops]

When you stop letting fear dictate your choices, you don't suddenly become a different person.

Instead you become the version of yourself that's been waiting underneath all along.

Makes a lot of sense 

Fear generates inconsiinconsistencies, oscillation and instability, which places limitations upon potential, progress and advancement of our higher capacity and capabilities...

[UltraBudgie]

Makes a lot of sense 

Fear generates inconsiinconsistencies, oscillation and instability, which places limitations upon potential, progress and advancement of our higher capacity and capabilities...

One could argue the same is true of giving undue weight to empathy.

[LightAngel]

Makes a lot of sense 

Fear generates inconsiinconsistencies, oscillation and instability, which places limitations upon potential, progress and advancement of our higher capacity and capabilities...

As you already know, everybody feels fear, but fear loses its grip the moment you acknowledge it instead of hiding from it. 

[Roma]

It's very easy to get lost in the dark and it's not just fear that keeps you there.  There are other emotions (for lack of a better word) and they can disguise themselves as responsibility and commitment.  This in turn leads to a feeling of hopelessness and being trapped in the darkness of your own creation.

[Kwaka]

How is everyone doing with their New Year's Resolutions?

Excellent. I decided a while back to stop lying to myself every year and have not made one since.

[LightAngel]

I also posted this because of the time we live in, ​​​​we all have to be extra strong these days it's almost inhuman.

[argentus]

As you already know, everybody feels fear, but fear loses its grip the moment you acknowledge it instead of hiding from it. 

Fear can be a powerful tool, channeled into power to protect or assist a person.    Facing fears can overcome them;  using fears to focus you personal force can be very powerful.   

Fears can be dibilitating and malevolent to our spirit, if not properly dealt with.   "Worry" - fear's cousin, is (for me) almost always a negative quantity, so therefore I oppose it, however I'm not always successful.  

Good thread!   Embrace the positive, and use the negative to your benefit.