Come Out From The Dark Room
The dark room is an isolated lonely place. It's not always a place made of walls and ceilings. It's a state of mind. It's where fear, doubt, depression, pain, tears, trauma and silence live in.
Many of us enter it without realizing when or how. Sometimes Life pushes us there through failure, loss, rejection, betrayal or disappointment.
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Other times, we walk in ourselves, believing it is safer to hide than to seen,we walk in because we feel it's a way to escape the bad talks or rumors.
The dark room represents moments when the fear of judgement keeps us quiet, past mistakes convince us that we are too dumb for a second chance. The more we remain in darkness, the more we begin to adapt to it and mistake it for comfort and the smaller our world becomes. Dreams that once felt alive begin to feel impossible.
Coming out from the dark room does not mean pretending that the pain never existed but acknowledging the pain and refusing to let it define our entire life or destiny.
Coming out from the dark room requires courage. It’s a journey towards opening the dark room’s door and stepping into light, and it begins with small actions since we are just healing. We can come out by speaking one honest sentence which can serve as our anchor, trusting God, facing our fears gradually. These acts slowly open the door of the dark room and light enters slowly, telling us that healing does not have to be rushed.
Light brings clarity, hope and direction, it allows us to see our true selves not just our weaknesses. Some challenges like fear, setback, anxiety can try to pull us back when coming out from the dark room but they can be overcome by constantly choosing light over darkness.
Each step out of the dark room strengthens our belief that we are more capable of who we once thought we were. Coming out of the dark room means choosing life over fear, it's realizing the dark room didn't destroy us but prepared and shaped us for the future ahead.
When we come out from the dark room, we do not just see the world clearly but begins to see our true selves and become a light for others still searching for the door.
