{"id":88230,"date":"2017-05-12T19:00:49","date_gmt":"2017-05-13T02:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.msia.org\/newdayherald\/?p=88230"},"modified":"2017-05-12T19:06:31","modified_gmt":"2017-05-13T02:06:31","slug":"shining-your-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msia.org\/newdayherald\/archives\/88230-shining-your-light","title":{"rendered":"Sharing Your Light"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the human consciousness moves away from the negative creations of the magnetic light towards the positive creations of the spiritual Light, it comes closer and closer to God and the Soul, that individualized spark of God within.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some people let that Light shine through their expression more readily than others, and these are the ones who are happy, smiling, and nice to be around, the ones who can lift\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you just by being there.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you come from that center of Light, you expand your ability to love and to share with people, to reach out and touch them. You expand your ability to say in many ways, \u201cThank you for being here.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maybe you think you could not say that to anyone, that it would sound namby-pamby, but why\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ignore others when they really need a pat on the back and a verification that they are doing okay? Sometimes it is in the smallest areas that people need your Light and love the most. Sometimes that pat on the back and a quick, \u201cIt\u2019s really nice to see you,\u201d can do so much to awaken the consciousness of Light in others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They can suddenly stand up and face the day. That service of love may be returned to you at a later time, and it is nice to reap those rewards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many years ago I knew the principal of a high school who did not let his Light shine through very\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">much. He would walk through the halls really down in the mouth, and he seldom smiled. Every time he was around, he created a lot of tension, and the teachers and students would think, \u201cI wonder what\u2019s wrong? I wonder if I\u2019ve done something wrong?\u201d After a couple of years, he was transferred to another school, and the new principal would smile, laugh, and share his beingness with the faculty and students. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When he liked something, he would say so, and when he didn\u2019t, he would suggest changes. It was amazing how the morale of the entire school lifted because one man let the Light within him shine out and expressed the love he felt for the people around him.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the human consciousness moves away from the negative creations of the magnetic light towards the positive creations of the spiritual Light, it comes closer and closer to God and the Soul, that individualized spark of God within. 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