the light within

"See the light in others and treat them as if that's all you see"
Dr Wayne Dyer

I love this quote and it's how I want to live my life :) I don't always pull it off by any means, sometimes it's tricky to overlook the stuff that crowds out my, or their light. But I do believe light is stronger than darkness. I've enjoyed chatting about Diwali with my boy. Tonight my girly is having friends over for a sleepover and marking Halloween early, as she's away next week. I'm not a fan of Halloween, mainly as I can't get over how we'd encourage children to go trick or treating, ie threatening strangers that if the kids are not given something, they will cause mayhem. I do enjoy pumpkin carving tho, and have purchased one that the moment I saw it I felt it was crying out to be turned into a Minion. (picture may follow. I have a very busy day lined up tho!)  My boy feels there's a parallel between Halloween and Diwali, with candles being placed into round objects. I'm not really convinced, but it's good to celebrate seeing the light within.

I've several brilliant books on the go at the moment. One keeps reminding me how Jesus looks on us with no disappointment in his face whatsoever. I like that. The other (Worldchanging 101: Challenging the Myth of Powerlessness) I managed a little more of last night and appreciated this:
"We are all hypocrites, in the sense that our actions will never perfectly match our values as we profess them. The question is whether we will be hypocrites who make the world a bit better today or hypocrites who spend our time calling each other hypocrites in order to excuse our inaction."

So today I'll keep doing my best to see and affirm the light rather than trip over the baggage in the dark. Whether today you see clay pots, pumpkins, shining saints or blooming nuisances, I hope you get to see just how bright and warm their inner core is :)