The Mindfulness Challenge that I extend to you this week is to acknowledge, notice, honor and celebrate light which is a resource that we all take for granted. I invite you to extend all considerations of where light shines in your life. When you see sunshine, celebrate the rays of sun as they pass through the leaves of trees. Celebrate the feeling on your skin as the sun touches your body. The sun is a genuine and authentic source of light. Without it none of us would be alive.
It is also been shown in research studies that individuals who currently experience a neurological challenge associated with the diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease are seriously deficient in vitamin D3. D3 is a source that is available through the sun. You can acquire D3 in supplement form, but the authentic source comes from direct exposure to sunshine. Individuals who live in the northwest section of the United States and Canada where there’s not as much sun as you find typically in other areas (such as the southern states of the US) are seriously deficient in vitamin D3. Whether you live in the northwest or the south, when you see the sunshine, celebrate its true magical powers. I say once again, without that presence of the sun in our lives none of us would be here today.
Extend your appreciation and acknowledgement and celebration of light beyond simply the natural source which is sunshine.
- Notice when anyone turns on a light switch or turns it off.
- Appreciate what happens when light becomes available in a darkened room.
- Acknowledge the headlights of other cars as they are turned on in the evening.
- Give thanks to the light from your own headlights which enable you to see when you drive.
- Celebrate the light that emanates from fireplaces.
Recognize all sources of light. Consider the source of that light and all of the individuals who were responsible for making that light become available to you as electricity such as the individuals who manufactured the power lines and the individuals who installed the power lines.
Give thanks to all the persons who made possible the energy you experience whether it comes from solar or water or coal. However your power is generated, honor all of the individuals that were responsible, including the plants and the animals on this earth that contributed to, for example the manufacture and the creation of coal and oil which was actually created millions and millions and millions of years ago.
Notice the light that is also present in darkness for in most dark there is presence of shades of light. In summary, celebrate what we all take for granted––the presence of light in your life. .
Robert
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