At times in my life, it seemed like I was walking down a dark and lonely street, and praying that a familiar light would appear to guide me and allay my feelings of isolation or uncertainty. To those who may at one time or another find themselves feeling this way, I would like to offer this insight. It’s that, maybe we are all sometimes afraid to be alone with ourselves, and we may ‘interpret’ the darkness as something to be afraid of, and it’s really our negative asso…At times in my life, it seemed like I was walking down a dark and lonely street, and praying that a familiar light would appear to guide me and allay my feelings of isolation or uncertainty. To those who may at one time or another find themselves feeling this way, I would like to offer this insight. It’s that, maybe we are all sometimes afraid to be alone with ourselves, and we may ‘interpret’ the darkness as something to be afraid of, and it’s really our negative associations with the word darkness that we have to fear. Darkness is also a time to sleep, a time of quiet, and a time to rest, and yet we know these are not things to be afraid of, either. I’m starting to see that to really embrace my self totally, I must embrace and accept these periods of darkness and uncertainty, and Brother David might even point out that this is the ‘mystery’ of life that he often talks about. Throughout my life, I’ve also viewed my ‘journey’ as walk through a garden, and to see all the beauty in that garden, I feel a person must walk rather than run through it, as I often see people do. If life is like a vast garden paradise, then it should have many twists and different paths, as well, and at night the garden must rest under the moonlight, too. It’s natural in life for there to be darkness, and for it to be harder to view our path sometimes, as well. So, what I’m offering is, don’t be afraid of the darkness and uncertain times in your life, just imagine you’re walking in a vast garden at night, with a different kind of light, accept the uncertain times as a time for rest in our journeys, smell the night flowers and fragrances, and know that it’s just another part of the mystery that is what we are, that makes the whole of life. It’s just part of our inner light, and the knowledge that there is always a great mystery at work, in and around us, the garden that in its cycles of day and night, we call life.