Watching events unfold on the world stage the past two weeks has left me feeling unsettled. I normally stay away from the news because the energy of it affects me in a heavy way. For some reason this time I have been watching, hoping that compassion would kick in, but that didn’t happen. After unsuccessfully trying to wrap my brain around it, I started talking to God and want to share what came to me. This situation shows a duality that exists in our world – light or the absence of it. Through our thoughts and actions, each one of us can either add light to the world or take away from it. We can add light in many ways. It could be as simple as telling the people in your life that you love and appreciate them. Or a small gesture like a smile, holding the door open for someone or taking a deep breath in traffic when you really just want to honk your horn! You never know how even something small like that can positively affect a person. These acts of kindness and love start with each one of us and radiate out like the ripple effect. Visualize that kindness and love as light spreading out from you, to the next person, to the next person! With technology and social media, the world has become a small place so it is possible for that light to go from you to the other side of the world and continue spreading until the entire earth is surrounded in that beautiful light! Happy lighting!