Demons <> Fresh Air

I saw something I really liked this week.

Linn Ullmann, a Norwegian author and journalist, was reflecting on her father. She admired his attitude of getting ‘unstuck.”

“No matter what time you get out of bed, go for a walk and then work, he’d say, because the demons hate it when you get out of bed, demons hate fresh air. So when I make up excuses not to work, I hear his voice in my head: Get up, get out, go to your work.”

So much struggle happens between our ears. The devil’s workshop at full capacity. But a little change of scenery — the darkness can retreat. Enough to give some reprieve to keep fighting.

A reminder to myself: to defeat a demon, a little light can go a long way. 💡