The stars would not be in the heavens if we were meant to walk in darkness.

~ Unknown ~

The Block - Redfern.

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When you find yourself cocooned in isolation and cannot find your way out of the darkness, remember that this is similar to the place where caterpillars go to grow their wings.

  ~Unknown ~

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Don't depend on anyone in this world because in the end even your shadow leaves you when you are in Darkness.

Very True

My Shadow

As i wrote the word despair this song came on the radio and it was like an instant connection, I also do like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs as well and so I decided to blog the lyrics as well as the youtube link.

Despair from the Mosquito album

Don't despair, you're there
From beginning to middle to end
Don't despair, you're there
Through my wasted days
You're there through my wasted nights

Oh despair, you've always been there
You were there through my wasted years
Through all my lonely fears, no tears
Run through my fingers, tears
They're stinging my eyes, no tears
If it's all in my head there's nothing to fear
Nothing to fear inside

Through the darkness and the light
Some sun has got to rise
[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsty.com/yeah-yeah-yeahs-despair-lyrics.html ]
My sun is your sun
Your sun is our sun

Oh despair, you were there through my wasted days
You're there through my wasted nights
You're there through my wasted years
You're there through my wasted life

You've always been there
You were there through my wasted years
Through all of my lonely fears
Run through my fingers, tears
They're stinging my eyes, no tears
We're all on the edge, there's nothing to fear
Nothing to fear inside

Through the darkness and the light
Some sun has got to rise

My sun is your sun
Your sun is our sun 

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There is no coming to consciousness without pain.

~ Carl Gustav Jung ~

Spirals in the water at URUNGA NSW as the light comes at dawn.

There is no doubts that as we journey through life there are many painful twists and turns to negotiate.  I learned a long long time ago to not run and hide but to face up and tell them to bring it on.  This is the result of being a "government kid".

If they didn't want me to think this way then why did they allow so many people to abuse so many young people that had no recourse.  I witnessed this and was subject to this myself and I will never trust them.  How is this possible.  I must not throw my pearls in front of slimy swine.

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I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness as it shows me the stars.

~ Og Mandino ~

The stars over Pickett Hill Valla NSW from the boardwalk in Urunga.

Augustine "Og" Mandino II was an American author. He wrote the bestselling book The Greatest Salesman in the World. His books have sold over 50 million copies and have been translated into over twenty-five different languages.    He was born in 1923 and he died in 1996. 

"The Greatest Salesman in the World" is a book that serves as a guide to a philosophy of salesmanship, and success, telling the story of Hafid, a poor camel boy who achieves a life of abundance.

Hafid - The main character Hafid is in a sad state, mourning the loss of his wife, Lisha. The story starts years into Hafid’s seclusion, when a dream convinces him to see a stranger that turns up on his doorstep and pulls Hafid out of retirement to embarke on a new adventure: a speaking tour to enlighten others and  including one of his greatest admirers, Patricio-about the principles enclosed in The Ten Scroll.
I read this book in the 1980's spurred on by others who had gleaned some success in their lives after having taken some of Og's principals into their lives.

Actor Matthew McConaughey cited this book as having changed his life.

The book is also recommended by Tariq Jameel, who says that the book should be read by everyone looking for success in their lives
Wikipedia  

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That which is ignorant lives in Darkness! Ignorance is the lack of internal realization of Good!

A hidden car in the desert

Bring things out into the light for examination.  Looking at things in the dark will never give an accurate result.

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For every dark night, there is a brighter day.

~Harriet Morgan~

 

This is an image of the footbridge in Urunga on a particularly beautiful and colorful dawn.
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