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The year 2020 has given us the opportunity to 
share with others all those good aspects of ourselves, basically to let our light shine. Each one of us has aspects of our personality that shines. For example, some of us are good at listening to others, others love to pray, and some others are excellent at encouraging or motivating others. There is no one who does not have something to offer and share with humanity. Even a baby is sharing his sweetness and joy with those around him.
Now, more than ever it’s important to think of our qualities and have a committed intention to share them with humanity. The wonderful news is that the more we share of ourselves, the more we grow and the more we realize how important is to have a spirit of service towards humanity. It is actually a wonderful opportunity to let go of our own worries and focus on helping and uplifting others. If we think about those serving in hospitals, clinics and the like, these are truly heroes, who are committed to saving lives. We all have a part to play in this pandemic. The more we focus on helping others in whatever capacity we are able to do it, the more we are going to feel that we are in this together and we will be able to pull through as conquerors.
Here are some ideas on how you can let your light shine:
- Make a phone call: Just calling someone to ask how they are doing gives that person the feeling that someone cares.
- Surprise a neighbor with a Christmas gift. It could be a dish prepared by you.
- Offer financially support, if you are able. Some of us might be in a financial position that permits us to offer a monetary gift to someone who is hurting financially.
- Pray for others. This not only helps us increase our faith, it also makes us feel connected in brotherhood.
- Listen when someone needs to release their pain or worries. You can also offer to pray for them or recommend a book to read.
- Offer to do an errand. This is especially helpful for those who might be ill or not able to go out.
- Be kind to others. Kindness is the most powerful way to demonstrate our love.
- Smile. We never know how a genuine smile can bring hope to people.
- Radiate love everywhere you go. We can become beacons of light and consciously and purposely share our love with others. It has been said that the channel is blessed by what runs through it.
All these ideas above are opportunities to let your light shine. It is not that difficult. If everyone of us is really committed to doing it, then we will experience true brotherhood, which is how we will be able to overcome the pandemic and any challenge that might come our way.
Affirm: I let my light shine
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I recently went on a camping and hiking trip with a couple of friends to a beautiful area in California called The Sierra Buttes. The morning of our trip we packed our car with our camping gear and drove to our destination, just two hours from home. When we got there we decided to go hiking first and find our camping site later because we knew it was going to take us some time to climb about 1,800 feet to an elevation of about 9,000 feet.
We enjoyed our time at the top of the mountain while we had lunch and experienced nature in remarkable ways. We saw the beautiful vegetation, a brown rattlesnake and the cutest chipmunk.
“Joy does not simply happen. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day” ~ Henry J. M. Nouwen
For many years I was convinced that I was at the mercy of external circumstances and therefore I did not feel free. I did not know that I had created my own prison through the power of my mind. I did not know that was the only one holding the key to free myself from fear, anger, doubt, resentment, guilt, insecurity and anxiety. These were very difficult years because I felt hopeless and I did not know that I had all the answers inside of me. I wasted too much energy and time complaining, judging, controlling, being fearful and angry, and playing victim. As a result, I not only affected my own life, but also affected the life of the people around me.
How many of us have postponed our happiness waiting for some event or someone to make us happy? How many of us find it difficult to accept what is? There is a misunderstanding that if we accept circumstances as they are it means that we are giving up or not doing our part. It is totally the opposite. We are letting go of controlling to allow other doors to open. When we are too strict about our viewpoints, we might be blocking other options and saying no to life’s flow.