Light

Negative emotions are like bacteria. They seem to find a way to grow without much help. No one ever went to a counselor and asked for help finding the hate.

Unlike bacteria though, there isn't an easy fix for ridding ourselves of these harmful things. No vaccine. No antibacterial cleaner. No car wash for muddied souls.

Kind of like trying to light a room one pixel at a time, it takes patience, persistence, and a real desire to get the job done.

It can be frustrating. Like there is a soul eating monster in there eating up the light as fast as we move it into place and there is no guaranteed way to even find the light.

But it can happen. Sometimes medicine unlocks the door. Mostly though it seems like a skylight appears and the dark can be moved up and out with conscientious hard work.

The trick is not to collect it like some cherished old treasure.

Because it is not.