fracturedguy

I'm assuming that the SG logo changed in recognition of Hallowe'en? Scared the shit out of me, it did.

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This is from a letter I wrote:
The next tattoo I get, which I'm expecting to get sometime around March, or in the summer, is going to be my favourite bible verse, in Hebrew: Isaiah 45:3

'And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the Lord, which call thee by name, am the God of Israel.' (I'm only going to get up to 'secret places' tattooed; it just seemed rude to stop there just now, though.)

I always find the answers that I'm looking for hidden deep within myself, in the parts of my mind that a lot of people, I think, are afraid to look. Some people just don't want to ask the questions, and others are just afraid of the dark. I tell people that I believe depression and doubt and fear are just as important to our lives as are happiness and peace and a sense of security. There's a yang to every yin, and to ignore it is, I say, to lie to yourself. The way I generally phrase this thought is to compare it to a cellar or basement. You've got your house on top of it, and it's well-lit and basically it's the side you want people to see, and it's the part you need to see in the morning, when you've got to face another day. But everything else that you take downstairs, all of the parts that you don't see, and you don't show, these are all parts of your home as well.

I believe that if we all look into ourselves, beyond what's on the surface, we'll find that our own dark places are filled with treasures rather than monsters. I know that's where I find my answers. I want everybody to know where they can find their answers and I know they can only find them on their own. But there are times when you just need to know there are answers, and if I can provide that comfort then that's the best thing I could hope to do.

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Good night.