I Am Light’s Keeper
New York City is having its seasonal schizophrenic moment in April. One day it is cold and rainy, the next it is warm and sunny. On those cold and rainy days it feels like someone is holding the light hostage.
Do you ever feel like you are at the mercy good days and bad days? I remember as a singer, I would often come across colleagues who would say, "I am in good voice today. It is a good day." I felt compassion for those singers because they fell victim to their voices and I was taught that I didn't have to be at the mercy of good days and bad days. I had been given the gift of technique that turned the bad singing days into good days. So armed with technique and the intention to light up the world with my voice no matter what, I would pour myself into the performance and it would become my best.
One of my favorite ministers here at Unity of New York would often say, "Today is the best day ever, no matter what!" In his sermon, he shared that even when life brings us the worst days, we have the power to name them the "best days ever". We have the power within us to shine light even when the darkness appears.
I have to admit, I had a little trouble with this concept. Especially when I heard the news a few weeks ago, that my god daughter who had just turned 30 years old had passed away from complications of sickle cell disease. Talk about DARK days!! I just couldn't find the light in this situation. And then her mother said, "I am heart-broken that my little girl is gone but I am happy there is no more sickle cell...no more pain. My baby is free!" And there it was! The light in the middle of all that darkness.
What if the power of the Universe has invested itself into the awakening of my mind? Yet I have become so entrenched in good & bad or light & dark or the limits of my human senses I can't see it. These dualities are everywhere but what if bad is right there within good and visa versa. What if dark and light are part of each other? Am I holding the Light hostage when I close my mind to the freedom the Divine has given me to shine the light wherever I choose? What would happen in my life if I woke up to the idea that I am the keeper of the light even when pressure, tension and stress appear?
Who would I become if I realized that the power of the entire universe is always present through me and my ability to unite with Divine Light?
I was asked to sing for Alex's funeral. My friends, it was one of the hardest things I have ever done. I had to use every ounce of technical training and all of the mindset tools I have been given to manage my own darkness and grief and face that moment. I had to reach deep down to find the light within me and shine it into the hearts of everyone in the church that day in order to be the voice of comfort.
Perhaps you are having a dark day?
Or perhaps you know someone experiencing a bad day?
In either case, remember we are the keepers of the light. Even on the darkest days, the sun is still shining. And, if you forget. I am here holding the light for you.
Quote of the Day
“People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.”
Affirmation of the Day
“I awaken the Divine Light within me and I become untethered freedom.”
