The Darkest Hour

The darkest hour is always just before the dawn, and the moment of greatest tension invariably precedes the time of deepest relief. It is all very well to make such academic observations from a distance but much harder to keep those truths in mind when the hour is indeed dark and the tension is palpably mounting. If any aspect of your life seems confusing and complicated, to sort them out, you must first understand them. That requires you to stand back from your emotions.