It can hurt to look at the sun – your sun of possibilities and pleasures
“Little darling
The smiles returning to the faces
Little darling
It seems like years since it’s been here
Here comes the Sun and I say
It’s all right.” -The Beatles
The summer and its sun is coming, once again. For many of us this means getting back out into the sunlight, and a world filled with people. However, if you’ve been in a tough situation, depressed or hurt, the sun’s splendor can become very blinding. It can feel overwhelmingly bright and you might choose to run back inside your dark hole like a shy fox would as day breaks. Problem is when the sun rises and you don’t want to shine with it, personal possibilities and promises get further and further away. You may even become so comfortable with your current situation as it starts to fit like a tailor-made suit.
When pains from traumas cut deep, it may leave us climbing out of the darkness of our despair and it can hurt to look at the sun – your sun of possibilities and pleasures. When this type of emotional sting feels like our only perspective then everything we look at through our squinted eyes begins to look like it has the potential to hurt us. To burn us.
When feeling down, the cure is usually found by looking up. When looking up feels like it did to that kid in the Benchwarmer movie, convinced the sun was a monster, use these three things to get you stepping back into the light:
- Sunglasses: Sunglasses protect your eyes from the sun while allowing you to look at it. When going from the dark into light, identify the bright spots in your life of protection through self-research or introspection work. Journaling and therapy are great vehicles to this destination, and can help you plan before pressing play to walk in the sunlight. This helps you get ready for the heat before stepping into the kitchen.
- Sunscreen: Sunscreen protects you from burning when you’re ready to bask in the warming rays. Boundaries are like sunscreen in that they protect you from getting burned. Because let’s face it, when you’ve been hurt before, you know how to identify those harmful factors and how to stop them from getting too close to cause second or third-degree destruction.
- Solar Panels: Solar panels use the sun to energize. Now that you’re at a point where the healing is in process you may want to use the energy of others to put a bright spotlight on your path with more and more healthy peer interactions. Good friends and meaningful relationships can supercharge your perspective and light up your life inside and out.
If you need some help ditching dark feelings or with inviting in the celebration of the sunrises in your life contact us at Tanyika Moore Healing Arts, for a consultation or referral.
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