Shadow within shadow

On days when I start seeing darker shadows within the usual shadows veiling my understanding of life, I tell myself that maybe things are getting worse for me. It seems the only way to make sense is to grasp around in the darkness, like trying to differentiate between friendship and deceit with a gut feeling, or separating good decisions from bad with only my own reasoning to guide me.

On these occasions I remind myself, it’s most important to know that where there’s shadow, there’s light, and the darkness will always cast upon me in such a way that I’ll forever know where that light lives. So, while I grasp blindly day by day, I at least see the direction toward which I need to go - toward the light that I believe will eventually guide me out of these shadows, to a place where I’m no longer hidden by uncertainty.