&, Uma

 BE A LANTERN

Today, think of yourself as a lantern whose job it is to share light.  Think of yourself as a lantern poised over the pathway, showing others the way.  Think of yourself as a lantern hanging over the sign to the inn, showing people where they may come to get sustenance, rest and shelter.  Think of yourself as a lantern held so high, that you light an entire field, so that people may begin their work early and stay in the fields until after dark, planting the seeds for a new world.

And where is this lantern to be found, this lantern to light the world?  It is within you.  It is in your smile, in your reassuring voice, in your laughter, in the light within your eyes, in the love that pours from your heart.  It is in your ears as you listen for the truth under the words, then take that truth and lift it up so that it can shine.  It is the glow inside you, the glow that contains all of your inner beauty, your talents, your wonder.

You are the lantern that can light up the world.  You are the bright spot in the darkness.  You are the leader that can step forward and show the way, simply by holding your love and truth high, high enough to keep the darkness of fear and doubt away.  You are the light.

And as you do this, as you smile and laugh and encourage, as you hold out your hand and lift up, know that for each gesture of love and light, you pull in the energies of the universe ten-thousand fold.  Each smile of yours lightens the hearts of many.  Each act of love and kindness is multiplied many times over and spreads out like the rings from a pebble tossed into a lake.  And even if all you do is shine by thinking and feeling love and compassion, high energy and light, then this too, lightens the world and helps beyond measure.

Decide today to be on the side of light.  Realize that it is your job, your responsibility, as a person of light, to shine as brightly as you possibly can.  Be the lantern over the path, over the sign, over the field, held high, showing the way.

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