What is your light?

An ode to your brightness... a poem

I thought it’d be appropriate to start this new writing series about embodied light with addressing the elephant in the room: your light.

What is your light? It’s a term used massively in spiritual circles… and once in a while I have someone asking me: what do you mean by “your light”?

That question is difficult to answer because it is attempting to define something undefinable and multidimensional.

The only way I could attempt to transmit the frequency of what your light is (or at least my perception of it) through the written word, is via poetry.

I wrote this poem months ago and it felt appropriate to share it with you.

At the end I share 3 questions that will help you begin the journey of recalibrating your relationship to your own light.

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Poem: What is your light...

It is the frequency you emanate
when your heart opens

It is the beauty you radiate
when joy overrides your fears

It is the infectious laughter
and unadulterated playfulness
of the child within you

It is the pulse in your heart
when you love without conditions

It is your ability to care and seek beauty
In a world that wants to convince you
that it's safer to be apathetic and cynical

It is the bravery you harness
when you face what you dread
instead of letting it run you

It is the courage to be loving
when you have all the best reasons to be bitter

It is your devotion to authenticity
when you have no guarantees
of validation or approval

It is the alchemy you ignite
when you witness your pain and humanness
with a heart of compassion

It is the fire you unleash
when you take a stand
for what is loving

It is your relentless pursuit
of what fills your heart with passion
despite the trials and tribulations

It is the voice within that tells you
that life is worth living
even when you go through your darkest hour

It is the gifts that come so easy to you
that you don't realize how pristine they are

It is the peace that surrounds you
when you are in harmony
with your inner divinity

It is your willingness to trust
the unseen whisper of your intuition

It is your devotion to your creative expression
It is your heart centered presence
The very fabric of your being
The wind of life you call your breath
The geometry of love within your cells

If you look deeply enough
you'll see that there's absolutely
no part of you that is void of light

For the truth is...
when you take down
all the masks you've identified with
at your core...
you are light.

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I think all the work we do on ourselves is truly about one thing… to get in the appropriate relationship with your brightness. So my invitation for you would be to reflect of what is your relationship status with your light? Are you in a committed relationship or are you merely flirting with it? What would it look like to unleash it even more?

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3 questions for you…

1. When I think about unleashing my light, what comes up to mind first is…

2. The fears I’ll have to challenge if I allow myself to unleash my light more fully are…

3. Who I know I can become if I integrate more of my light is…

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Thank you for reading

In gratitude,

— Xavier