I had the idea for this image, but I had no idea how I wanted to caption it. The thought I had in making the image was that we often look around for answers, for a flicker of light—looking here, there, and everywhere—but that it might be time to be the light we are searching for.
The first question that usually comes to mind is, “Well, how the heck do I do that?” And the beautiful thing is that we don’t have to know the “how,” we just have to be willing to ask the question. The “how” will show up.
It might show up as offering a smile to a stranger or a simple “Hello,” instead of keeping our heads down or gaze averted. It might show up as pausing before we ride the keyboard in anger or annoyance on the internet. It might show up as giving a wordless nod to the driver next to us, extending a kind word to someone, a word of encouragement, a compliment, or expressing thanks to someone where we might have otherwise remained silent.
We don’t have to know the answer to how we can be the light today and every day. We just need to ask the question, “How can I be the light today?” The Light is always ready and willing to show us.
And as we let our light shine, we too are illumined, discovering that the light we were searching for “out there” was always right where we are.
It might show up as offering a smile to a stranger or a simple “Hello,” instead of keeping our heads down or gaze averted. It might show up as pausing before we ride the keyboard in anger or annoyance on the internet. It might show up as giving a wordless nod to the driver next to us, extending a kind word to someone, a word of encouragement, a compliment, or expressing thanks to someone where we might have otherwise remained silent.
We don’t have to know the answer to how we can be the light today and every day. We just need to ask the question, “How can I be the light today?” The Light is always ready and willing to show us.
And as we let our light shine, we too are illumined, discovering that the light we were searching for “out there” was always right where we are.
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You will never know how your website has helped me through the first year of being alone after my husband passed. You are such a gift to all of us! Thank you, thank you, thank you! God Bless.
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I needed this and your special words today. Thank you! 💖
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So Beautiful!And such a Perfect Painting.God Bless!!
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Lovely light
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So true …sometimes we forget to look at ourself
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