Embracing the darkness

I have been afraid of dark since a child. When I came to Kökar in 2008 I experienced for the first time in my life a safe feeling being in complete darkness. 

Today I went climbing on the rocks after sunset. It required high alertness, because the rocks were slippery after the rain. It is my climbing meditation. The wind was strong and darkness slowly swept the landscape in a comforting peace.

Alone on the rocks, sitting and listening to the music of the waves breaking towards the rocks, I felt completely at peace.

I embrace the darkness on Kökar, it is a source of presence, which gives me strength and stability.