Light is most noticeable in the darkest of places and can show you a beauty through things you can no longer seem to find on your own.

Your shadow is always there, but it is a reflection of you more so than you being a reflection of it.

The scariest moments of my journey became the most real when my darkest days stopped having a reason to try and no longer had a reason to create any kind of outcome at all. For a long time, there was a soft spot where I tried so hard to break all of these demons open and tell myself that I was stronger than anything I faced. I failed and it broke my soul to pieces because I knew I was in there begging myself to wake up but tranquilized with guilt and depression from my “never ending” downward spiral.

When I walked my last steps through the darkest place of my life there was nowhere to go but up. I had nothing to be seen but myself and all I had to do in order to give one last attempt. I will never forget sitting there at night wanting everything to stop. I wanted a quiet peace, and it didn’t matter how it came about. I had a moment happen that will forever hold me strong when going through these things, which absolutely still haunt me, but no longer hold the ability to run my life. My light began to shine within knowing that I had a light in me that never was put out. I always had a burning ember that begged to be fed what was needed to light my purpose again for the world to see.

Lights will guide you if you see the beauty in them. Do not ever doubt your ability to shine light on every single thing that matters and watch it radiate within your life. It is an incredibly invigorating place when you become a staple in everything that you cherish. Within your darkness and sorrow, let yourself come out to shine your path and show you the beauty within your journey. You will know when it shines bright enough to begin to believe in it. You are beautiful and you will not be able to see it unless your light surrounds you enough to show you your worth.