Light A Thousand Candles and More

“Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.” Buddha

You can be the candle that lights up thousands of candles.

Everyone has the same gift.

No exceptions.

To be a candle of light does not mean that you have to do great feats, be a public speaker or become a leader.

In fact, it does not take much to spread some happiness.

A kind word, a warm hug or a smile.

You just don’t know who you may impact.

Which reminds me. A few years ago, I wanted to stop posting inspirational messages on my Abundance Tapestry FB page. Since there were hardly any comments, I thought no one was interested to read or see them. Lo and behold, a girlfriend revealed that she had found them helpful as she was going through a difficult period. Since then, I have continued to post images.

So anyone can do this! Spread love through Facebook or any other social media. Share some of tthe images from my page. Whatever.

Of course, to keep the light of your own candle going, you need to first conquer yourself.

“It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then, the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels, or by demons, heaven or hell.” Buddha

Start with self-love. To conquer yourself is to find peace and joy from within. Meet anger with forgiveness, resentment with compassion, and limitation with power. Realign to the truth of who you really are at source.

Create a Ripple Effect

There is a ripple effect when you spread happiness.

It spreads from one person, to another to another.

And soon, a thousand candles and more gets lighted up.

The best part of it all is that the light comes back to you.

In your challenging moments, someone else could be sharing with you words of comfort and hope – the same words that you had once sent out into the world.

Meditate and Reflect

I have been thinking and working on being a stronger candle of light.

An image just came in as I write this post: it will be wonderful to be a candle with a steady light that works as a beacon, lifting the horizon from darkness and helping to restore wellness.

Well, some food for thought 🙂

I will be away on a meditation retreat end of the week for a couple of days. I am so looking forward to it! I will be back with another post after I return.

In the meantime, I wish you a Happy Vesak and a blessed week!

To your brilliance,

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