When darkness lights the room

...The Weight of Shadows

The weight of stress can feel like a cloak of darkness, pressing in, suffocating. It wraps around you when the bills stack higher than hope, when relationships crack under pressure, or when the mirror reflects someone you no longer recognize. The world feels heavy, each step harder than the last, as though you’re sinking into an invisible quicksand that no one else can see.

But in that stillness, beneath the crushing shadows, there’s a quiet hum—a faint pulse within. It’s easy to miss, drowned out by the noise of doubt and fear, but it’s always been there. It’s the core of who you are, waiting for you to notice.

When everything falls apart, the external world dims, and you’re left with nothing but yourself. That’s when the search begins, not outward but inward. At first, it’s terrifying. The silence can be deafening. The dark feels eternal. But as you sit in that discomfort, something remarkable happens: your eyes adjust.

The darkness doesn’t just conceal—it reveals. You start to see the flickers of light you carry within. A memory of a time you were brave. A whisper of a dream you once nurtured. A reminder of the resilience that has carried you this far.

The light inside you is not a grand blaze; it doesn’t blind or overwhelm. It’s subtle, like a candle in a storm. Yet, it’s enough. Enough to illuminate the next step, to guide you through the shadows. Stress, you realize, wasn’t your enemy—it was your teacher. It forced you to strip away the noise and look deeper, to find the light that was there all along.

And as you take that first step, a profound truth settles in your heart: the darkness didn’t come to bury you; it came to make you glow.