Hope’s shadow is fear
Courage’s shadow is vulnerability
Love’s shadow is hurt
Honesty’s shadow is loneliness
Light’s shadow is darkness
Life’s shadow is death
What inspired this poem – I usually never post messages on group chats I belong to. I am a silent passerby. Today, I had the courage to post but felt extremely vulnerable doing so. Steven Pressfield says everything has a shadow side. When you feel a negative emotion such as fear, vulnerability etc, it is usually because it is trying to mask the positive emotion/action. Once you realize this yin yang, you just might feel a bit more courageous and capable of silencing that negative voice. Steven says the more important the activity is to your soul’s evolution, the more resistance you will feel.
