Darkness changes everything.

One of the wonderful things about seeing the 'familiar' in the dark is that it is different. You get a new perspective on regular everyday things. What seems so plain and ordinary, day in - day out... darkness brings it into a new light. Now there's a paradox. *smile*

I drove down to the area I work, it’s the first time I’ve been down there after dark, at least when I haven’t been working. I drove past all the things I’ve seen each and every day for 6 months. And it all seemed so surreal. The shadows highlighted by flashy neon signs and streetlights. It was quite refreshing. It made me look at things differently, and even though it was the same old stuff, it all seemed fresh and new. I was uplifted.

Darkness changes people.

You can read it in their eyes. See it in the faces. Hear it in their words. It is seeing a person in a whole new way. Fascinating yet sometimes frightening… the comfort of knowing who and what a person is gets jolted when you run face first into their dark side. Does everyone have one? I believe so…Good, bad… order, chaos… light, dark… one needs the other to define itself. To define its existence. To sustain the balance of being. The dark side of people fascinates me. Why? Because I can look at my own darkness and come one step closer to understanding me…

Boredom set in today, I didn’t plan on doing anything except writing a cover letter for a resume I had to send today. The worst task of all, job hunting. Oh how I loathe it… I believe that all people should be able to pick a job they want and have it. It’s great to live in fantasy land, they serve chocolate cookies with every meal…

My best friend in the world called me today and told me she is getting tired of where she works and where she lives… she misses home and her family. And she may move back sometime soon. I lived with her for nearly two years and I miss her terribly, so this is good news to me. The timeline is sometime in the next year or so, which is better then the older one of maybe 5 years. So I am happy. This day has indeed been uplifting.