The longer I live, the more deeply I learn that love - whether we call it - friendship or family or romance — is - the work of mirroring and magnifying each other's light. Gentle work. Steadfast work. Life-saving work in those moments when life and shame and sorrow occlude our own light from our view, but there is still a clear-eyed loving person to beam it back. In our best moments, we are that person for another.

-James Baldwin

The sycamore trees on my street are massive, and the branches have grown like sheltering arms over the road. A miraculous and amazing neighbor decided to light all the trees this year and pay for the electricity. 😳 Hundreds of people have walked and driven along the street to admire how magical it is. But even better, are the cleverly displayed QR codes that give those who would care to a chance to donate to two beloved local charities who support refugees in our state, and the unsheltered.

I'm not sure I believe in an Almighty. I haven’t spoken to God in a long time. But if one believes in the Bible story and Mary and Joseph's search to find a place to lay their heads, they were both refugees and unsheltered. So I can’t think of a more beautiful symmetry.

Wherever you are tonight I hope you’re enjoying your own very magical Christmas moment. I love you. 💕 Thank you for making me a better person through your examples over this year.

Be the light. You are one, you are powerful

speak from your heart 💗 remind people of their innate beauty and talents

Todays mood. Spread your light and make it shine for all the world to see ☺️

اتصل بي يا نور الشمس وسأسميك بالضوء ، لأنك نور بداخلي ..

"Call me sunshine and I will call you the light, cause you are the light inside me.."

You brighten my days more so than any sunlight - eUë

Some people will do things just to get a rise out of you, to trip you up and bring you down - because they are threatened by your power or they want to have power over you. Light often attracts attack - but light also deflects it if one chooses to have a strong boundary.

IT is quite selfish to disturb someone else’s peace and then blame them for being too sensitive.

Some ego's might never grow or align with their higher self, but that is their problem. Don't let others get the best of you - let it bounce back onto them by maintaining stability and neutrality, because they desperately need the wake up call.

Don't feed them or give them the satisfaction of hurting you. To end its rulership, don't allow it in and don't allow it to make you a victim and don't become it.

In the face of it, let it empower your Spirit, because in that moment you are reminded of the goodness you are made of.

No need to sink into despair or the pain because you have to deal with those who don't hold Love and Harmony as Sacred...

If you hold it as Sacred, then you will enjoy the benefits and you will assist in reminding others of how beautiful life can be when you have respect for the most important qualities of life.