I founded my company on optimism. It’s who I am.
But even the BrightSide gets dark now and then.
And when it does, I try my best to welcome the darkness. It’s coming whether you want it to or not. There’s much to discover in the darkness.
But it’s not a place to spend a lot of time, it’s not a good place for analysis, it doesn’t lend much in the way of problem-solving.
When I’m in the dark place, I try to avoid planning or dreaming because dreams that are built in the dark place never unfold the way you wish them to; you always seem to build down, down down, deeper into the earth, instead of up into the sky.
The dark place darkens everything, even the way out.
And it’s hard to hold on when you can’t see the exit.
But hold on, you must, for you’re in the middle of your work, and, though it seems impossible, the sun will come back, not because you deserve it and not because of some cosmic justice, but for the simple fact that the world is turning.
How comforting.
Don’t solve. Don’t plan. Don’t ponder. There’s a better time for that.
When you’re in the dark place, just get through.
Change starts in the dark, seeds germinate in the gound, but nothing truly blooms without the light.