Beautiful and Painful Exploration

"When you walk to the edge of all the light you have and take

the first step into the darkness of the unknown, you must believe that one of two things will happen. There will be something solid for you to stand upon or you will be taught to fly."

Patrick Overton

Alignment requires an equal balance of power/weakness; dark/light; and challenge/stress. We cannot fully appreciate one without the other. If we have nothing to contrast or compare dimensions fade and create false boundaries. It is important to know the edge of ice and the beginning of water or the tolerance of heat by the experience of cold.

Learning is delivered by contrasting and comparing the opposite ends of the spectrum. Limitations prevent us from exceeding into truly dangerous zones, but there are incidents where a person is called to step through barriers crossing over to the unexplored side.

Restrictions can keep us safe, but they also may prevent us from beautiful discovery. A frightened infant pushes out into the world to the expansive unknown. From that point forward beautiful and painful exploration works in tandem until against all odds, we forge through patterns. Overcoming debris and fear, we reach into a new realm and hopefully, fly!
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November 2019

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