Each of us carries demons inside. Call them what you will—fears, grudges, traumas, curses, or complexes. They don’t bring joy. They drain it. They gnaw on your nerves and suck your life dry.
So what can you do? The worst thing is not knowing they’re there. That’s when the demons dance freely. Under their spell, people do things so wild they later gasp, “That was monstrous! Was that really me?”
But once your eyes begin to open—once you glimpse the destruction they leave behind—you start to fight back. It’s a long, painful war. Eventually, you realize: even the sun can’t get rid of its own shadow.
You can’t look away. There’s nowhere to run. Killing them doesn’t work either. Is it hopeless?
No. There’s another way: You can simply be with your monster. No judgment. No panic. No rage. No fear. Just see it. Describe it as it is. Witness its being.
And if you can hold that gaze—really hold it—a strange miracle begins. One layer after another peels away. The monster is no longer cursed. And beneath it, stretching gently in the sunlight, is something very much alive.
You didn’t defeat it. You lifted the spell. Thus, you set yourself free.
-Alexander
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