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Katia Costa posted an update
Why We All Walk Through Darkness (and Why It’s Actually Useful)
Of course, all human beings have experienced negative feelings, emotions, thoughts, and actions.
We’ve all been there: anger, jealousy, fear, the tiny (or not-so-tiny) lies, self-delusion… and all in between.Those moments we wish came with an “undo” button.
Sometimes we’re the ones stirring the storm;
sometimes, we’re just the unlucky ones caught in it without an umbrella.
It’s uncomfortable to admit, but it’s part of being human.Nobody gets through life spotless. We all have fingerprints on both the mess and the cleanup.
Pretending we’re immune only keeps us stuck in denial (and that’s one virus no one has built immunity for yet).Here’s the twist: that so-called “dark side” of us isn’t just the villain of the story.
It’s actually a survival genius.It spots danger before our rational brain finishes its morning coffee, it triggers fast reactions when things get real, and it quietly scans people and places, whispering “nope, not safe” before we consciously know why.
It’s like having an internal watchdog slightly dramatic, but usually right.
➡️Our darkness keeps us alive. Our light helps us live. We need both.⬅️
💡 Acknowledging our capacity for both light and shadow isn’t weakness » it’s wisdom.
Denying our darker impulses only makes them show up wearing someone else’s face (that’s called projection).
But when we integrate them, we move from reactivity to awareness.
We learn that “good” and “bad” aren’t rigid boxes but part of a rich, messy, wonderfully human spectrum.So next time your inner shadow shows up, don’t panic.
Just nod, thank it for keeping you safe, and decide what to do with the information not the emotion.Because at the end of the day, the shadow’s not the enemy.
It’s just the part of you that doesn’t trust your Wi-Fi connection to reality yet.
