Do you live in the Light? There are many misconceptions regarding the meaning of this. Some believe that it means living the life you want, the way you want to live it. Some believe that is means living life doing everything in the correct manner. Some believe that it means living a religious based life. Some believe that it is living a positive life in which negativity is not experienced. What does it mean?

Living in the Light means that you are living your life through love. This is a choice. You choose how you live your life. Your choices create your life. Your life is yours to live. The Light is representative of the Divine and all that is “good”. It pertains to that which is good or positive with the conscious awareness that purpose lies in that which is not. Many seem to place the emphasis on the words ‘good or positive’ in that sentence for good reason they are important words. I have found that an emphasis should be place on the words ‘conscious awareness that purpose lies in that which is not’. Let me explain the reason this is crucial to the concept. It is easy to see what the positive shows or has to offer however it takes a conscious effort to see what the negative has to show or has to offer i.e. the “silver lining” as it is called. The silver lining is where hope and healing exist. Living in the Light does not mean you lead a only positive life. Living in the Light does not mean you live a “perfect” life or the “greatest” life. It means that you live life as you create it… making choices, reaping the rewards or dealing with the consequences of those choices, learning lessons or repeating those not learned, being thankful for it all and evolving.

Living in the Light is about recognizing the goodness within you. To have compassion, empathy or sympathy for others does not mean that you are to lose or apologize for yourself. Setting and having boundaries is very important. It is also important that you choose to project the goodness within you outward for others to witness. They can witness your behavior dealing with challenging situations. They can witness your response to negativity. They can witness your courage exhibited despite any fear. They can witness your strength through trying times. They can witness your hope in times of despair. They can witness your faith during periods of doubt/uncertainty. They can witness your emotional control by your calm demeanor. I could go on and on. Your examples of love, awareness and positivity show others what living in the Light is. Just know that it is through this example… your example that others may choose to do the same. As it is has been said time and time again, if you give a man a fish, he has food for a day… if you teach him to fish, he has food for life. Is this not the way of the Light?