The Dark Angel

Not too long ago, I experienced something that wounded me deeply. I felt completely broken for a long time- felt like I would never be the same. 

I started playing it small, dimming my light, seeking chaos and destruction. I didn’t know how to move forward, or if I even could.  I spiraled a few times, lost control- lost my mind. Eventually I had to stop running from myself. I confronted my dark parts, asked where it hurt. I started to listen. I started to pray, began to write, talked to angels. It took time, patience, and most importantly- love, but slowly the cracks in my heart began to fill again. Slowly I began to heal.

Then one day it came to me-I didn’t need to search for anything anymore. Everything I needed was already within me- it always was…

Sometimes it just takes darkness for the light to shine.

Photos by Hannah Edelman