The long black train represents darkness and like the darkness it is fueled by negativity. You have a choice to make when it comes to the darkness. Do you live in darkness or in the Light? It is important to mention that the choice you make is not a ‘one and done’ for life. Your initial choice may change. Those who chose to live in the darkness can choose to come into the Light just as those who chose to live in the Light can choose to go into darkness.

There is a choice to be made each time you face darkness in your life. Every negative emotion… every negative thought… every negative word… every negative action… every negative reaction… every negative circumstance… every negative event. What do you choose to do?

You would think that this train would get shorter and lose steam. However, this does not seem to be the case. It appears that this train is getting longer and gaining steam. Is it because the number of passengers is increasing? Is it because the number of passengers choosing to remain on board outweighs the number of those getting on and off as intended. What does this mean?

It means that light and dark exist within you. It means light and dark exists in the intertwined worlds you live in. It means that the existence of darkness is necessary for growth. The purpose is for the darkness to be temporary. The intention is for you to feel, deal and heal from the darkness that you encounter in your life.

Feel, Deal and Heal

The train is boarded to feel then disembarked to deal and heal. To feel means recognizing the negative emotion(s) and honestly feeling the emotion by having full awareness of it… not by consuming it. To deal means the processing of the negative energy of the emotion (as it is energy in motion) to return to a state of calm. It is in this state that choices should be made not while the energy is in motion. To heal means taking back control from an emotional state through forgiveness and release.

It’s a little ironic that after I had written most of this article, the following post was in my FB feed, “Feel the feeling but don’t become the emotion. Witness it. Allow it. Release it.” Took it as a message of validation for the concept above… feel, deal and heal. Do you agree?

This is a piece of the puzzle for maintaining balance in your life:

The intention is not for you to stay on the train however, the choice is yours. Just know that when you choose to stay on it, you choose to live in the darkness. I wrote about those in the darkness:

In the Darkness

You may choose to fool yourself by believing that living in the dark is ok, that it is better, or that this is the only way for you. Whatever you tell yourself, it is a falsehood. Remember that a falsehood creates illusion. When you embrace a falsehood you live in the illusion it creates.