"The wound is the place where light enters you." - Rumi
One sentence of Rumi's writings can send me into months of reflection. This line (credit to him, but never actually found in his writings) has been on my mind lately.
As I reflected on these words, I thought of the beautifully wounded souls I hold space for on a daily basis.
For hours on end, I witness the gashes left by bullying, untimely death, emotional neglect, abusive parents, and even the current state of our country.
One by one, the person on the other end of the webcam, no matter where they are in the world, reveals the cracks in their soul. The untended hurt. The festering pain.
And one by one, I see them turning to the anasthetics of drug misuse.
Chemsex temporarily fills the gashes left by your life conditioning, but that also blocks the light from coming in.
The light of healing.
"The wound is the place where light enters you."
Those words were written over 800 years ago. Which goes to show that no matter how advanced the civilization, one truth remains:
We all experience emotional wounds. None of us is exempt.
Today, I want to explore how this ancient wisdom speaks directly to those of us healing from crystal meth addiction and the complex web of pain that often surrounds chemsex misuse.
Recovery: The Sacred Process of Letting Light In
Recovery isn't about fixing what's broken.
You aren't defective.
You aren't powerless.
