Return of the Light

Above is a photo I took of my daughter sledding. Whenever she is laughing, spirit orbs come and delight in her laughter. An abundance of orbs showed up, so much so that you can see some of them bright and clear without sizing up the picture!

Today the sun was showing off in a bright blue sky as if to say "Here comes the light!" On the darkest night of the year here in Toronto Canada, I wish you a Joyful Solstice and beautiful new beginnings for 2009!

As I sent greetings to my myspace friends, it struck me that this will be a Winter Solstice not to be forgotten and I was compelled to write what came to me. This time of year is about the return of the light... the sunlight plus a plethora of meaningful sparks of light depending on your traditions. But tomorrow is a signpost of more light to come, as well as a landmark to say just how far we have already come.

Amazing things are happening. Terrible things are happening. But most importantly, we are truly beginning again as a people. We as a human race - and as individuals - have reached many milestones along the way and have many more to come, but I want to take a moment to recognize how far we all have come, no matter who you are.

We may have had - and still be having - seemingly insurmountable challenges. Some of us have gone through very dark moments or might still be living a dark moment right now. This is all part of the return of the light.

Not only is Mother Earth at the end of a season and beginning of another but we are also at the end of a very long season and entering a new way of living.

Change is uncomfortable for most of us. We feel our foundations crumbling underneath our feet. Nothing seems to work any more. People we love have walked away, or we have walked away from them. The economy - especially courtesy of media hype - seems to point to disaster, while strange climate aberrations abound. But there is so much hope now.

Light truly is coming, and becoming more and more powerful.

I invite you to take a Meditation Moment, a 5 minute stress-melting gift of relaxation and healing from me to you and your friends. Just listen in the audio player on this page.

I am posting a new one for each week in December, so if you have more time, scroll down in the audio player to see the others I've posted. It's FREE for everyone.
******************************************************************************

For the light to return to us, we need to keep the inner fire burning. I'm talking about our connection to our own spirit - to who we truly are. It is more important than ever to be true to who you are. As we are becoming more and more en-light-ened, letting go of what holds us down is a natural part of this process. If you feel like you're in a tailspin, just let go. It is time to allow your highest good to come to be. The more you can let go of the need to control your outcomes, the easier and more beautiful your transformation will be.

I'm speaking from experience here. In my reality, things are far from where I want them to be... but I have learned that when I am able to pause long enough to step outside of my stressed out ego, I can then let go more easily. And when I let go more easily of old behaviours, beliefs and thoughts, I experience miracles. Take last night for example.

I sang at a benefit just as our worst blizzard this year was dying down. We were under a foot of snow by then, with dangerous driving conditions and delays everywhere. And yet... the organization raised the most they've ever raised for Anduhyaun Native women's and children's shelter.

The turnout was just wonderful and a sense of openness, love and compassion filled the room as people came in and started dancing. Even after huffing and puffing through the snowstorm with sore muscles and a migraine leftover, waiting several minutes for the bus, and forgetting my water, when I sang, my voice was crystal clear and people's grateful comments let me know they experienced healing and spirit connection through the sharing of my gifts.

Any time things seem to be going horribly, we have an opportunity to do or say something that makes us feel joy, lightness and gratitude. We all have choice.

We can choose to transform anything in our lives into light. We can choose to pause for a moment before we say or do something hurtful. We can choose to pay deep attention and respect to our loved ones and really connect on a deep level, from spirit to spirit.

We can choose to be light and in so choosing, we feel physically lighter. We can choose to open our hearts and minds in any situation. And we can choose to be in the company of those whose shining light ignites our own.

My hope for you at this time is that you feel your inner light shining so brightly that you burst into the widest smile, you feel the warmth growing from within you and that suddenly all that is good turns its attention to you, flooding you with even more love and joy that you then radiate outward.

Miigwech, Thank You and Blessings of Abundance, Joy and Harmony to you,
Brenda, Medicine Song Woman
http://brendamacintyre.com/moment