After Deep Darkness Comes a Beautiful Dawn...

The title of this post is inspired by a quote by Henry Ford (I have shared it below) which is another quote that I have fallen in love with recently.

You may have noticed that I have been sharing great quotes with my analysis on them recently. I happened to do a quotes based book for a client a week back and had to dig some meaningful quotes for the project. I found some amazing ones and as I wrote about them, they helped me learn a lot of things and it was then that I decided to share my findings with you guys here. So here I am with another beautiful quote and my take on it.

‘You have to have a darkness for the dawn to come.’- Harrison Ford

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All of us have been through experiences and situations when we felt stuck in a spot or when we are engulfed in complete darkness. There was despair, anguish, anger, pain and troubles and we just did not know what to do. I remember losing hope and feeling dismayed in all such times, be those the days of my severe financial crisis (which is still here but has become slightly milder) or those that I was going through a terrible emotional crisis. In all those days, there was a time when I could only see the darkness and nothing else. No matter how hard I wished for light to pour in, I just couldn't see it and that made me lose every ounce of hope inside me. This happens when things do not go your way or when they take a bad turn or when a contingency pops out of nowhere or when the people around you just don't seem to get you.

In such times, it is natural to feel dismayed and frustrated, but if we keep holding on to the pain, we will never the dawn come on us. You need to understand that this darkness is here for a reason. It is here to prepare you for a dawn so beautiful that you cannot even begin to imagine its beauty and a light so shiny that you cannot even envisage its glory. Just like the sun rises after night has completed its time, your darkness and tough times will end too and you too will see light one day for sure. I know withstanding the hardships is not easy at all and trust me when I say that because I have been through some really bad times in life.

Luckily for me, I never had to go without food or sleep on the road and did not go through a lot of hardships that many around me experience every single day, but I have been through rough times for sure. I won't say that I have had my share of tough times because my life is still going on and I know that till the time you are alive, the good and the bad days will follow you so that's okay. I am not scared of facing obstacles now because I know that after every uneven patch in my life, there will come a smooth road and after every phase of difficulty will come one of ease and happiness.

I have firm faith in the belief that God (Allah for me) does not burden with you more than you can handle and He is testing us all (this is my belief, you can disagree with it and I will respect that :)) so he puts us through different tests, but He also eases the pain for us and He has given us the power to move past all these obstacles by believing in ourselves, believing in the power of the universe and persevering and of course by never giving up. If you start making use of these tools, you won't stay engulfed in darkness for long and there will come a beautiful dawn in your life too. However, you need to keep believing that you will find light at the end of the tunnel and keep pushing through to reach it because if you surrender to the darkness, it will swallow you.

So how can you keep believing in yourself? Here are a few things that I do regularly especially during the dark times to stay strong and draw good times my way.

Tips to Stay Strong in the Hard Times

Firstly, I take into account my feelings during that time and acknowledge them. If I am feeling sad, frustrated or disappointed, I do not shun it away but accept those feelings because they are mine and that's how I feel. The moment I stop feeling bad about feeling upset, a lot of the stress that comes with those feelings goes away.

Secondly, I soothe myself by reassuring myself that it is just a phase. Just like good times aren't permanent, the bad ones are transitory too and I take a trip down the memory lane and think of all the hardships I faced and how they ended after some time.

Thirdly, I ponder on my thoughts and find out what exactly I wish to do and the improvement I'd like to see in my life. For instance, nowadays I am going through a tough time financially so when I was done acknowledging my frustration and anger, I thought of the improvement I'd like to achieve. I wanted to manage my basic expenses and save more.

Next, think of the ways you can bring about the change. For instance, in my case I instantly knew that I had to work harder and more than I was currently doing and I had to cut back on fulfilling my son's unnecessary demands so yeah I knew I have to be harder on myself and him. Now I just have to work on these things and slowly I'll move towards the dawn I want.

In addition, I also affirm positive suggestions to my mind. I keep telling myself that 'I am happy' and 'I am successful' and 'I can do this' constantly so I rewire my subconscious to think in that direction and bring great things my way. It is hard I know but definitely doable. Also chanting positive affirmations lifts up your mood a lot.

Moreover, I make sure to stay focused on my goal no matter what and work for it. If I want light, I need to work for it and not just wallow about the darkness I am in. If I want success, I must strive for it and not just whine about the mistakes I made or failure I experienced. You see YOU have to work towards what you want so if you dawn, work for it darling!

I hope this helps you in at least some way. Do share your thoughts on the topic and any tips you'd like to share to draw good things your way. Thank you for the support and love. :) It really keeps me going.

Love and light,

Sharoon.

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