As a kid, I wasn’t afraid of much, but I was scared of what was beneath the surface of lakes, oceans, seas, gulfs or streams. Any natural water source that was too deep for me to see the bottom of terrified me.
Our hearts are like those lakes, oceans, seas, gulfs and streams sometimes in that there is a darkness within them. There is a black, broken place inside even the kindest of hearts.
When I was 15, I went SCUBA diving in the ocean off the coast of Mexico. I was surprised that the bottom of the ocean at that particular spot wasn’t dark at all. In fact, it was beautiful and colorful and filled with amazing textures and patterns. Tonight I’m reminded of the bottom of the ocean, and suddenly the depths of my own heart aren’t so intimidating.
As much as I loved the compexities of Brooklyn, I’m thankful for the introspection, faith and courage I’ve found in Missouri. The depths of our fears are far more gentle and beautiful than we can imagine.
I challenge you to dive into your own.
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This post resonates with me in so many ways. I have the exact same fear of deep and unknown water – a fear that I have often tried to explain to others and I often confuse them more than inform. I have also learned to SCUBA dive, and I was so pleasantly surprised by how serene and beautiful it was at the shallow ocean floor.
Your analogy of the mysteries of deep water vs. the depth of the heart is a beautiful one. Certainly a way to think about it that I can very much understand.
Well said…
I stumbled upon your blog, I just moved to Missouri 6 months ago and NYC is my most fav place in the world.
What part of Missouri are you in?
Maybe we an do Starbucks sometime…
I’m a professional photographer
and I’ll bet, my town is smaller then yours LOL, I live in Troy now!!
Wow—great post. Great, gentle, strong post. I’m going to have to ponder on this a while.
familiar – very nice -
I too love NY
Seasons of introspection are sometimes very difficult, but they are essential to the journey. Dark only seems dark until we expose it to light then we find, as you say, it is more gentle and beautiful than imagined. Excellent post MG! Excellent post!
lovely.
I feel the same way about water and the last year for me has been a process of getting used to the depths of the ocean and myself, so I really appreciate how beautifully you put some of my emotions into words.