October 30, 2025
There’s a quiet truth tucked inside Isabel Allende’s line that I can’t stop thinking about:
“Every shadow, no matter how deep, is threatened by morning light.”
It’s poetic, yes, but it’s also practical. Shadows feel endless when you’re standing inside them. Whether it’s stress, loss, fatigue, or the general fog that rolls in from too many responsibilities and too little rest, it’s easy to forget that light is coming. Not someday. Not metaphorically. Actually. Every single morning.
I’ve noticed something about the way light behaves: it doesn’t rush in with drama. It doesn’t explode or announce itself. It just… arrives. Quietly. Steadily. And before you realize it, the dark that seemed so heavy a moment ago has retreated to the corners.
That’s true in life, too. The worst seasons don’t end in grand cinematic moments. They end in quiet ones, the first morning you wake up and realize your chest doesn’t hurt as much. The first time you laugh again and mean it. The first small joy that doesn’t feel out of place.
The light doesn’t erase the darkness. It just reminds us that darkness never gets the final word.
Every time I read Allende’s quote, I think of all the times I assumed the night would last forever. It never has. The morning always shows up, whether or not I’m ready.
Maybe that’s the real lesson: we don’t have to fight the dark. We just have to wait for the light, and be willing to open the blinds when it arrives.
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