5 Ways To Bring More Light Into Your Life

A couple of days ago we passed through the Winter Solstice, the gateway that takes us from the shortest, darkest day of the year back into the light.  I can't help but notice that here in San Francisco the endless rain has ceased and the sun has emerged, creating a bright, crisp winter day.  It brings about an excitement in me; an aliveness to my cells.  The days have begun to get longer and the promise of the sun is upon us again.  Today is also the eighth night of Hanukkah, a holiday of miracles, celebration and the power of LIGHT. 

With the new year right around the corner, the invitation is particularly strong for us to step out of darkness and emerge into our light even more. Regardless of where you are on your path to awakening, we can use the promise of LIGHT to instill in us the faith and trust it takes to move through our own darkness.  This  time of year invites us to evolve into our greatness just a little more.  

It is nature's invitation to stop identifying with your wounds, stop feeding your stories of lack and commit instead to all that is right and whole.  What if your perspective, your consciousness, your reality, was rooted in the brilliance of your Divine LIGHT 90% of the time.  What would you see?  How glorious is that light?  Are you willing to explore what you see in ultimate light instead of ultimate darkness?  Do you dare to live in the fullness of your joy, your spirit, your God-given light 100% of the time?  It's a pretty powerful concept to consider.  

You are exquisitely Divine.  Your soul is made of pure light, pure love and pure energy that comes into form through your unique expression and embodiment of that light.  It’s your embodiment, your ownership of your light that allows it to exist fully in you and allows it to light up the whole room, the whole world.  

So how do we identify the light within us and around us... and how do we make it grow?  This light is always present and it's available to illuminate your path at any time.  The key is reorienting your focus to notice it and then committing your energy to cultivate it.  

Here are 5 simple ways to bring more light into your life:
1.  Reorient Your Focus.  One of the greatest spiritual laws affirms that what we have our attention on becomes our life.  Have you ever noticed that when you're stuck in "glass-half-empty" mode then everything seems to go wrong?  The opposite is also true.  Even in the midst of profound darkness, in the midst of world-wide upheaval and strife, we can find the light by looking for it and by looking at it.  It only takes one match to light up a dark room.  So... what's illuminated in your life right now in the midst of everything?  What IS working for you?  What IS growing?  What match can you light to spark that initial flame of positivity, wholeness and hope?

2. Become Generative.  This is by far the most powerful way to bring more light and positivity into your life.  Being generative means intentionally putting your energy towards that which you want to have grow.  You are generating the outcome you want – through your words, actions, choices, thoughts, etc.  It means you’re taking Radical Responsibility to be the pioneer of your life’s experience.   This takes the first step a bit further.  Now that you know how to find light, how can you cultivate it?  Practice being generative ten times a day – choose language that cultivates your intention, the outcome you want, etc.  Make it a point to engage in things that light you your soul and make you HAPPY from WITHIN. Start saying what you DO want instead of talking about what you don't want or don't like.  Put energy towards that which you are creating.  

 3. Bring It Back Home To You.  How often do you find yourself stuck in the comparison game?  How often are you more focused on what’s happening out there over there with him, her or them?  Comparing ourselves to others opens the door to a massive pity party of lack, less-than and the consciousness of being broken in some way.  Bring more light into your life by keeping your first attention on yourself and releasing the story of something being wrong or lacking within you just because it exists with someone else.  Bring your focus back to this very moment on your unique path of self actualization.  What are you proud of?  What are you up to and what are you creating for yourself right now?  You can use your body to bring it back home - tap your heart, bring your focus to the back of your neck and shift your posture from forward bending to leaning slightly back.  The more you listen to and trust your own inner guidance, instead of what's going on with someone else, the more Divine guidance you will receive and your soul will shine from the inside out. 

4.  Celebrate.  It's the holidays!  It's the end of the year and the start of a new one!  You're alive!  You're reading this blog!  There IS cause to celebrate.  The celebration of life brings light in more quickly than anything else.  Every morning before getting out of bed, spend 5 minutes in a gratitude party with yourself.  What are you grateful for?  What miracles are taking place in your life right now, in this moment, today?  What gives you cause to celebrate?  It can be as simple as celebrating the fact that it's a sunny day or that your cat is snuggling up next to you or that your breath works brilliantly on your behalf.  Take in a deep breath and breathe in all the AMAZINGNESS that is here to celebrate.  Join the party.  

5.  Become ALIGNED.  When we align our words, actions and choices with our highest intention we allow the clouds to part and the most incredible rays of light shine through for us.  Living in alignment means we are living with dignity, integrity and even reverence for ourselves and for life itself.  Take a moment to remember this throughout the day instead of habitually reacting out of impulse or your normal, comfortable, passive way.  Ask yourself how you can make your choices more congruent with the highest vibration of who you really are.  What would it look like if you allowed yourself to shine from a place of integrity and personal triumph today instead of from a place of ego?  If you are interested in how to become ALIGNED so that you can shine from the inside out and never abandon the truth of who you are, then check out my phenomenal, life-changing online course fittingly called ALIGNED.  It's a game changer.  And it will bring more light into your field than anything you've ever known before.  

Remember how divine and perfect you are RIGHT NOW.  You are illuminated.  Here's to your SHINE and to cultivating the light in our world together.  

** Let's SHINE together!  Leave me a comment below and let me know which of these light tips inspires you the most!

Yours in the light,
Shine ON,
Rony xoxo