Sharing our LIGHT!

Sharing our LIGHT!

There is SO MUCH beauty within us…our LIGHT shines on others all the time! YES, even when we don’t realize just how very much it makes a difference in lives around us. Marj and I have learned this same concept…unaware that WE were receiving LIGHT from beautiful souls around us. We are all connected simply does not describe what happens when our LIGHT shines for others. There are always so many stories of connections for me…and this time it is obvious I was meant to share this LIGHT with all of you!

I had the opportunity recently to spend just a very “few” moments with a friend that has brain cancer and it is always a JOY to share just a simple hug and words of encouragement. I left thinking I need to be back and spend more time. And YES…that is true. But, I also learned that the simple gesture made a huge difference for her and I didn’t know it. AND, I had no idea that her husband received my LIGHT as well! I found that out through a mutual friend. I KNOW how very much he needs as many moments of love and light  as his wife. I’m living that scenario…and learning every step of the way.

After this, it was a flood of special words from SO MANY people that I read and care about sharing THEIR LIGHT with me in ways and in words that were meant for ME! And that is when I realized how important it is for EACH and EVERY one of us to realize how far reaching our love and light goes…I needed to share with all of you! Along with confirmations came the messages from all of those we might call spirit guides! Throughout our lives we may have been calling  upon angels, loved ones in spirit form, ascended masters, guardians, and even animal and nature spirits… THEIR LIGHT is shining within us when we allow the messages to arrive within our hearts.

We may draw wisdom from any of them during times of need. Since all of our ancestors and loved ones beyond have experienced the human experience, they certainly can empathize with our sadness, fears, frailties and feelings of insecurity. I was asked that VERY question recently from a grieving widow. And my answer was a resounding YES! They see and feel our emotions…but through a layer of LIGHT and LOVE that we can only imagine here on earth. So there’s NEVER judgement on their part…only caring LOVE for us. And they will NEVER interfere with your choices or attempt to deprive you of free will. They will answer our questions and provide us with all the love and guidance we ask for!

I have found that for myself, I needed to add the layer of gratitude and appreciation for each and every guide or spirit Being that might be helping! And that is an every morning exercise along with my yoga and meditation…even if I have felt no contact. As the sun rises over our lake…I find myself staring into it and picturing them all right there WITH me in the light. Or even WITH me in the rain! They are THERE and I KNOW that for certain. That lifts me up in the LIGHT that I know I can SHARE every single day in one way or another! But, I think the daily practice keeps me uplifted enough to get me through even the most difficult day. Knowing that some of you struggle with meditation…I loved receiving both of these photos and quotes from Abraham Hicks at just the right moment! Click on the photos so you can read the words!

As I pondered all of this…a just RIGHT prayer came to me…Bodhisattva Prayer for Humanity! The Dalai Lama is said to recite this prayer every morning as part of his waking rituals. I am giving it a try and so if YOU TOO give it a try we will all be in good company!

BE the LIGHT in your world!!

“May I be a guard for those who need protection

A guide for those on the path

A boat, a raft, a bridge for those who wish to cross the flood

May I be a lamp in the darkness

A resting place for the weary

A healing medicine for all who are sick

A vase of plenty, a tree of miracles

And for the bundles multitudes of living beings

May I bring sustenance and awakening

Enduring like the earth and sky

Until all beings are freed from sorrow

And all are awakened.” ~ Shantideva, a Buddhist Monk of the Mahayana tradition who lived around 700AD