tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125322605126625281.post7921277639127277739..comments2015-05-11T06:05:40.110-07:00Comments on Thad's Weekday Conversation: "How do you get out of that dark place when you find yourself there?"Penelope Roederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17958340658854304767noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125322605126625281.post-76420217346975467422009-10-10T22:07:41.982-07:002009-10-10T22:07:41.982-07:00You know, I've had different ways of dealing w...You know, I've had different ways of dealing with the very dark places I've found myself in, depending on the different times in my life. At one point, I used exercise, while at others I used prayer and at others, well, I'll be honest, a little Mary Jane. (I hope my Mom doesn't see this). The truth is, most of my life I've tried to go it alone. I'm pretty sure Ian said the same thing, although I wasn't there last Sunday. It doesn't quite work that way, does it?<br /><br />I like the doing something for someone else thing. As long as it doesn't become a co-dependent kind of thing, which it very easily does for me. It's not such an easy thing for me, keeping my head straight when it comes to getting out of the dark places. For me, it's more often about BEING in the dark places and remaining there. It's about accepting the companionship of another being who's willing to be with me in the darkness. Like Annie Lamott's image of Jesus crouched in the corner of her dark room, waiting for her to come up for air, cry "Uncle" or just plain give up, my relationship with the shadow is possible only because brother Jesus is there with me, IN my darkness, as a companion. I get out when my companion - which is sometimes Jesus or Karen or Jimmy or Dave or You, Penelope, or any number of other companions - I get out when, through the love of another, my loneliness becomes solitude and my burdens become light. <br /><br />Going to the movies helps sometimes, too.<br /><br />See you in the morning!Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16338671367950105289noreply@blogger.com