The written loom

It’s easy to let a single negative thought, comment, or moment overshadow everything else.
One harsh word in a day filled with kindness.. One failure in a lifetime of progress.. One doubt in a mind full of dreams..

But why should that one shadow hold so much power?

Negativity is loud, but that doesn’t mean it’s true.. It doesn’t erase all the good that surrounds you like the love, the effort, the victories, the joy.. The light is always there, even when the dark tries to pull your focus away..

I’ve come through a season where I carried so many unseen weights.. some I chose to leave behind, others I still hold with care.
I walked out of something that was slowly dimming my spark, and into a quiet space where I could write, create, and remember who I was.

Not everything became easier. But it became truer..

And what I’ve learned is this: Negativity shouts, but truth often whispers.. Fear paralyzes, but creativity is born in the stillness of shadows.
The dark isn’t always the enemy, sometimes, it’s the cocoon..

When I began to write again, when I told a story I once thought I’d bury (yes, Paul and Talitha, I mean you) —
I realized I had not lost the light.. It had simply gone underground for a while. Waiting..

So now I celebrate what is soft and good and growing.. The love. The courage. The messy steps forward.. The things that bloom in silence before they’re shared.

Keep choosing the light, even if it flickers.. Don’t fear the dark.. it’s part of the rhythm..

And if you’re in between, in that strange space where you’re not quite seen, tell me:
What is quietly shining in you, even now?

With care,
– from the quiet light that never went out, even when everything seemed shadowed..