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To Light For Love

‘Light up’ please! ‘Light’ as in de-light- full! ‘Light’ as in people in love are ‘lit up’! ‘Light’ as in there is nothing ‘heavy’ about it! ‘Light’ as in it eliminates the dark!

Things have been pretty dark for a couple of years. No need to remind anyone. And the ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ still seems somewhat evasive. In order to eliminate the ‘dark’ one needs to switch on the light. The question is ‘how do we do that?’

There are numerous ways. Sometimes these work for us: - Smile at more people more frequently - Find a way to praise, compliment - Hug, whether a tree, a pet, or a neighbour - Be the first to connect, say hello, to call, email, text, etc - Remind yourself of all the things you are grateful for - Sing, laugh, chant, dance - And more than anything, look into the mirror in the morning and say ’Wow, I really like that person’

It has been demonstrated in studies that what we send out reflects back at us. Often multiplied by the ‘other’ who reflects back, mirrors, or matches us. ‘What goes around comes around’ is an old saying.

A German university in Kassell showed in their research that people who create the feeling of love within themselves, their heart area emits 5,000 times more protons – light – per second, than what it normally emits. And that certainly proves that love and light are very complimentary and quite similar. Through quantum theory we have discovered that it is not a matter of scale, size, measurement, quantity, that makes a difference. It is the intensity, focus, of consciousness, of feeling that matters. Half-heartedness doesn’t get us very far in anything we do. So let us make the effort to shine our light whenever we can. It does make a difference, and, it reflects right back at us.

At this time of year the winter solstice invites festivities in various cultures: Christmas, New-Years, Hannukah, Hopis’ Sayal, Yalda in Iran, Dong Zhi in China, Makara Sankranti in India, etc. All are about gratitude for the light.

One way to celebrate the light is the cacao ceremony which has been around for thousands of years primarily in South American countries. Drinking cacao activates our sacred heart, respect and love for mother earth, our spirit, and our empathy.

Ceremonial grade cacao differs from other cacao products in that it is grown, harvested and prepared in a sacred way, intended as an offering to the earth and all life. A heartmedicine with antidepressant properties, and a great support in releasing emotional blockages. Softening and opening your heart in ceremony with the support of cacao can be a healing experience to the human body, mind and spirit.

Join in this ceremony whenever it is offered. And, let’s ‘light up’. Our Earth needs it.

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Love’s Triangle Karen Allen: Guitar, Frame Drum, Bowls, Arie Vander Reyden: Harmonium, Drum