I Am Lighting A Candle Just For You!

I’m lighting a candle just for you.

You might be feeling lonely right now and could do with knowing someone is thinking about you. I am here.

You might be battling an illness of some kind and you might need someone to believe that everything is going to be alright. I am here.

You might be carrying a cross nobody knows you are carrying and maybe right now, you cannot bare to tell anyone and right in this second, you could do with knowing someone is with you and someone is at your side. I am here.

You might be feeling stressed, worried or lost in this crazy chaotic world and the darkness might be too heavy to bare. I am here with you. I am a light that will never go out and I promise you…things will get better.

You might be feeling afraid, stressed or sad and you might be thinking nobody cares about you. Maybe you feel nobody sees you. Maybe you feel there is no way forward, no way out or no way on. But I promise you there is. There is always hope and today I offer you my strength, faith and light for you to know there are brightness beyond this moment. I am here with you!

You might be feeling heartbroken, you might be grieving the loss of someone very close to you and you might be having thoughts that don’t sit well with you - things you never felt before, the future might feel strained, bills might be rising, worries growing at pace about the days ahead. I am here to offer you hope and light and to allow you to feel those feelings and to remind you that even if you feel alone, you are not. I am here.

I have lit this candle and so many more to be close to you. Darkness comes to us all. Darkness moves in when we least expect it. Darkness seems to have a grip on the world right now and therefore this is our time to step forward with the light. To step in beside each other. We need to be close to each other, not far apart. We are indeed living in a time when bad news and scary headlines are everywhere. People on the ground and people supposedly leading the world are spreading fear and worry and the majority of people seem to be slipping into conflict whether with friends, family, strangers or just within themselves. An infection of darkness and division is spreading but I am here with the light and the reminder to share that darkness and division stops with us. We can take control from within ourselves and bring a halt to the division and instead take deep breathes and lead with compassion, kindess and quiet.

We hear about peace but unless we are leading the way on the ground we cannot expect it be appear elsewhere. We are living in a very fragile historical moment that is calling on us to stay calm, stay soft, stay strong and stay human. We need to stay kind to each other. Let’s not fall out. If we don’t agree with each other, lets just agree to disagree. That is indeed taking the adult approach to life in this moment. If we all fall out with each other that just adds to the source of darkness not the light. Our disagreements creates a network of negative energy and no matter what happens at the top, the bottom falling apart is the worse kind of upset, the worse kind of consequence in this life.

Why would we fall out with each other? Over what? Can our arguments and disagreements make a difference to the darkness of the world? Can our separation and division bring joy to the top. No, it cannot. Instead this is a moment where we need to lean in and find the light within us. We need to find the peace, resilience and strength to keep moving forward. Fighting with each other is not wise. It just brings more hard to our beautiful earth. Yes we need to stand forward to defend our society but genuinely I believe this is not the time for words, instead I believe it is a time for deep reflection, sincere active listening and unconditional compassion.

In this moment, there are so many people suffering and they are sitting in their homes, their kitchens & their bedrooms and they are not in a headline. They are our neighbours. Our fellow country men and women. They are our parents. They are our sisters and brothers. They are our husbands and wives. They are our children. They are our friends.

It is now we need to look around us and look close. The people in our reach are the ones who need us most. The shadows and sadness we carry within us need immediate attention so that we can take care of each other. We do not need to fall out. We especially do not need to fall out over world issues nor throw darkness in places where darkness already lives. That will not bring about light.

The only way we can find a path through this moment is to create it ourselves. We need to take care of those who need taking care of. I believe that is my duty as a human, and I believe it is my calling to remind you that: You are beautiful, you are kind, you are soft, you are gentle and you are strong too. You are resilient and this is just another moment in history. We will move through this like all the rest of history has before us but the most important aspect of this moment is that we don’t add to the darkness instead we create the light to find our way out of it.

I am here for you and I promise everything will be ok. Whatever is burdening you, we will get through it. To feel peaceful in this world, the peace must sit within us. We will not feel peaceful without having peace inside us. And when we feel worried and stressed, our hearts and minds will then only see worry and stress in the world so today I pray and light this candle for you. You might join me in taking a deep breathe and repeat these words together:

‘I am light.

I see light.

I hear light.

I feel light.

I will share light.

I believe in light.

I am light.’

Keep looking up my dear friends and don’t worry, no matter how tough or dark it gets, we will get through this. The most important part is that we stick together. Disagreements happen but let’s stay in adult mode. And most importantly lets stick together.

A final tip: Drink lots of tea - I’m drinking it with you every time you boil the kettle. No disagreements can happen with a cuppa tea in your hand ;) Stay slow. Stay quiet. Stay humble and compassionate. Stay true to you. Stay kind to others and kind to yourself. But please, please please, try not fall out with each other over situations that really are not for us to fall out about. Keep the kettle boiling and keep looking up!

Love always,

Your light,

Lou x

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