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SHARE THE LIGHT.

Hey guys,

So, on one of those days I had my morning walks, whilst praying and also in my thoughts, right in front of me was a lady in a yellow t-shirt. I didn’t see her face but was entirely caught up by the inscription behind the shirt.
It had the words – ‘Share the Light…’ It was an advert for some concert or something like that. But hey, those words hit the right cords in my heart and as soon as I got back home, I scribbled these words as it flowed through my heart.
I hope these words reach you, just as intended.
Enjoy!

Share the Light

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The gifts and all that you have aren’t meant for just you to keep. Now, this sounds as direct as it possibly can be. Yet, a lot of us have struggled with actually understanding the depth of those words. Perhaps we choose to limit the term ‘gifts’ to just spiritual things or talents.
Even as, we are not that far from the truth; these gifts go beyond that. It is the gift of smile, laughter, love, compassion, joy, peace. It is the gift of forgiveness, reconsideration, support, timeliness, health, friendship, loyalty.

It is the gift of leadership, followership, vision, care, hope, prayer, diligence, hard work, excellence, commitment.
These gifts are in those kind words; the compliments; the acknowledgement of hard work or a job well done. They are in those things as little as trashing the waste in a bin, truly and genuinely asking those words ‘how are you?’ and sometimes pausing to read between the lines of the regular response ‘Fine’.

It is in being thoughtful and kind and saying ‘hello’ to your neighbours – even though this is becoming rare and our society is fast filling up with ‘surrogate beings’ (a robotic representation of people; coined from the Bruce Willis movie – Surrogates).  It is in helping that woman with a lot of baggage and a child strapped to her back, who is trying to get to the bus stop, just a tiny few miles from where you both are.  It is in being less suspicious about every and any act of kindness, even while trying to be careful.  

All these gifts make us unique and different from every other thing God created. It makes us HUMAN.

I acknowledge that I don’t do most of these things very often. I acknowledge that I don’t share enough of my contagious and beautiful smile – that might just brighten up someone’s day.
Today, I will look within and be intentional about sharing my gifts with others because; I know that, in sharing these gifts, I am also spreading the light, even for myself. I will discover more of me and most definitely receive some love and light too.

Love & Light,
TA

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Comments

  1. SundaymanMonday, July 15, 2019

    Insightful & captivating piece. Well done.

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    1. TAMonday, December 02, 2019

      Thank you so much for reading Sundayman🙂

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  2. IsaiahTuesday, July 23, 2019

    Really good piece👍. The difficulty in being sane, trusting someone's genuine help is rare these days cos of many circumstances. We would all get there eventually.

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  3. TAMonday, December 02, 2019

    Thank you very much for reading Isaiah 🙂 - true but we all have to learn to be intentional and surely we'll get there.

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