The Light and The Shadow

Are both necessary?  We have a tendency to want to be in the “light” all the time. To “see the light,” to “take ourselves lightly.”   And yet many great master teachers have taught us the importance of our journey through the “dark night of the soul.”  There is beauty and healing in taking a good look at our darker sides, facing our fears, our rage, our selfishness and our doubts.  We can’t bring light into the shadow until we are willing to go there unadorned.