The Light Inside

💬 Quote:

“I wish I could show you, when you are lonely or in darkness, the astonishing light of your own being.” Rumi

🌿 Reflection:

When you are hurting, it’s easy to forget who you are. Easy to believe the voice that says you’re broken, too much, or not enough. Easy to think the darkness is your identity.

But here is Rumi, across centuries, whispering softly: there is light in you still. And it is astonishing. Your light doesn’t disappear in despair. It doesn’t vanish in grief. It may grow quiet, but it never goes out.

You are not the darkness you feel. You are the one who notices it. And the part of you that sees, that reaches, that weeps and prays and longs, that part is light. Always light. If only you could see yourself as the mystics do. As the trees do. As the ocean and the stars do. They would tell you:

You are radiant.

You are holy.

You are still here.

And that is no small miracle.

🕯️ Practice:

Tonight, light a candle, literal or metaphorical. Let it stand as a witness to the light within you, even in the midst of shadow. Speak Rumi’s words aloud, if you feel able: “There is light in me. And it is astonishing.” Let it be true for today. Let it be the beginning of remembrance.