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Daily Question, February 18

What impedes me from shining my light? How might I work through that?

  • Holly in Ohio

    My light sputters like blinking Christmas lights… hahaha.

    It’s on. It’s off. It’s on. It’s off.

    It must be I need to change the fuse.

    The way these questions make me think, sometimes. LOL

    more coffee. ….must… have… for sake of others….

  • Trish

    I have some amazing light. Sometimes it shines so bright people say, “turn it down”, “your light gets in my way”, “shine your light somewhere else.” Those comments sometimes dim my light or make me hesitate. Bright light may not always be welcomed & perhaps it’s most helpful to gauge the situation & alter the light. But…..sometimes the light just exudes from a place I cannot name. How gorgeous!

  • sunnypatti

    Honestly, I don’t think anything does. I take pride in having a bright light to share with the world, and I believe it shines even when ego tries to trip me up. I work thru those moments by pausing, consciously breathing, putting my focus back on ‘what is’ and moving forward with my day.

  • Cliff

    What impedes me is a fear of being wrong, “getting it wrong” and also this desire to “play it small”. I am reminded with this quote of Mandela,s: “There is no passion in life to playing small~in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of.”

    • Carol

      I so relate….fear of failure…fear of rejection. I’ve coped with it all my life. Even after I’ve made a decision, I will have this battle within. I was advised to just set back and observe it and have found that it’s definitely a mental activity that retreats when I refuse to fight it. The term my counselor used was “compulsive doubting.” He said, “Just remind yourself that it’s part of your process. Don’t buy into it.”

    • Trish

      Thanks, Cliff. Love the quote!

  • Michele

    My light shines! On my bad days I just let it be, gotta work through the emotions as they come and go. Happy National Drink Wine Day everyone:)

  • Howie Geib
    In many ways I had a privileged childhood. And yet, a definite feature was not to draw too much attention to oneself. There was a tangled web of supporting evidence for this born out regularly. And so ‘shining your light’ is not something that would come naturally to me. At the same time I have a reverence for feedback. It does not frighten me. I know from long experience that positive change can be affected by negative feedback (criticism). In many regards others know me much better than I ...

    In many ways I had a privileged childhood. And yet, a definite feature was not to draw too much attention to oneself. There was a tangled web of supporting evidence for this born out regularly. And so ‘shining your light’ is not something that would come naturally to me. At the same time I have a reverence for feedback. It does not frighten me. I know from long experience that positive change can be affected by negative feedback (criticism). In many regards others know me much better than I know myself. And when the feedback is positive I can embrace it (and do). Evidenced by the fact that I have received awards (professionally) and have the trophies and yet do not mention them in my CV or on my LinkedIn profile. This question has prompted me to examine my comfort level with the status quo, and I am not sensing a need to move the needle on this.

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    • Trish

      If you could only see how bright your light shines….

      • Ed Schulte

        So true! The ancient ones says this point as, “You only know your inner-light’s strength, (your true attainment of Self), as it is, when reflected in the eyes of your Loved ones.”

  • Kevin

    Living and coping with chronic back pain, something I’ve been struggling with for eleven years now, definitely hinders the expression of my inner spiritual light. Some days there is no “working through that,” I just deal with it the best I can with stretches, rest, and prescribed medication.

    • Carol

      Kevin, Your light shines so very bright on this website.

    • Holly in Ohio
      My husband had a fall that compressed his spine, and I've been considering getting an inversion table, maybe a teeter. I've heard good things about them from people. For us, it isn't a small bit of money, and that's the only reason I haven't gone ahead with it as his injury improved on its own. I think most companies allow for a trial period, though, and I figured if it allows someone to avoid surgery or help relieve pain, it would be well worth it. Anyway, I just thought I'd throw that out ...

      My husband had a fall that compressed his spine, and I’ve been considering getting an inversion table, maybe a teeter. I’ve heard good things about them from people. For us, it isn’t a small bit of money, and that’s the only reason I haven’t gone ahead with it as his injury improved on its own. I think most companies allow for a trial period, though, and I figured if it allows someone to avoid surgery or help relieve pain, it would be well worth it. Anyway, I just thought I’d throw that out there.

      I hope if I ever have to deal with chronic pain that I do it with the same grace that you do, Kevin.

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