Always Shining

Our fullest creative expression is what this world needs. Our shine lights up the world with healing and inspires others with permission to glow.And... it is not safe in every situation, place, or moment in time to be a beacon. Sometimes we need to pull our energy in to be safe from forces that are threatened by the gifts that we offer and the change we inspire. In the times when we must tuck ourselves away, when we cannot embody the full breadth of our most authentic selves outwardly, it is essential that we remember that we are not any less brilliantly ourselves. We are not diminished. Our unique essence is a necessary part of the health and lineage of all life, even if the shape of the systems calls us to retreat for a time. If this image has come forward right now, may it serve as a reminder that whether or not we can share our authentic selves fully right now in society, there is something wrong with society, not with us. May we stand strong in our sense of self-worth and allow no