Feeling a Little Shy to Shine Your Light?

“You have to find what sparks a light in you so that you in your own way can illuminate the world.”

~ Oprah Winfrey

I want to talk to you about your light.

In these difficult times you may be feeling a little shy to shine. To be as bright as you can be.

You may be feeling like, "Things are so dark, I am so ________ (scared, anxious, angry, disillusioned, etc.). I need to hunker down" or "This is not the time to focus on myself" or "I don’t know what I should do."

You may feel that at a moment like this turning your attention onto yourSelf is self-indulgent.

The thing is, though, Friend, your light lights others up.

🌟Your light dissipates the darkness.

🌟Your light heals a part of our broken world.

🌟Your light makes space for more light.

Here’s what I discovered a while back:

It was the day after the election and I was feeling despondent, angry and untethered. I knew I wasn’t alone. I also knew that making art in community would be helpful for my people. So I reached out and offered a free Healing HeArt session on Zoom. I knew somebody would come and even if it was only a few of us, it’d be helpful for those folks.

And even with this invitation out in the world I still felt surrounded by darkness. I felt hopeless about making a difference for anyone.

But as soon as the Zoom room started to fill up, as soon as I started to talk about making art from our hearts especially in times as trying as these, I felt the light come in.

And I was reminded that sharing my work (passion, wisdom, light, vision) with others restores my vitality, my hope, and my sense of purpose ... all of which feeds my desire to offer more and do more ... all of which soothes my aching heart … and in turn the aching hearts of others.

Just like Oprah says, your unique spark has the potential to illuminate the world.

When you shine your particular light, others are inspired to shine theirs.

So I invite you to find things that help you: