Is Your Light Shining?
I have been trying to use affirmations more since I recently discovered some old ones that I found have actually worked to change me from the inside out. I sometimes make cards from the affirmations, such as the one in this image. I also create whole journal pages of an affirmation. With these small cards (about the size of an ATC- 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 in) I can tape them up around my house, put them in books to find as a surprise, carry them in my purse, prop them against my monitor or place them on the dashboard of my car.
I chose this particular one today because I have not let my light shine very much the past few days. I’ve had some challenges that have required me to go in my cave and process a lot of things. When I am in that mode I’m not very shiny.
But the good news is, and it always turns out this way, is that when I come out of the cave I’m just as shiny as ever. Having gone through the pain of deep soul work is like having a spiritual tune-up. A little bit more of the gunk gets cleaned out and my inner parts are working a little better than before.
I am so very grateful that I’m willing to look at my emotional pain and not run from it. I did that for years and years. Running led me down a destructive path. Thanks to a lot of loving, patient people I learned that no matter how bad it hurts, it’s better to really have a look at what’s going on inside than to run from it or push it further down.
I truly believe that when we feel sad, angry, scared or hurt it is like the warning lights on a car’s dashboard. It’s a signal that something needs to be maintained or repaired. If we take the time to do soul maintenance, just as we maintain our cars, our spiritual well being stays in alignment and we are able to let our lights shine everywhere we go.
