Beacons

Every once in a while, a ray of light pierces through the darkness.

The light is insight.  Insight into what is making us miserable.  Insight into a better way to live.  Insight on how to succeed in life in a way previously unknown to us.

The light won't stay forever.  We must act.  We must crawl out of our debt and despair toward the light.  Moving toward the bright brilliance of how to do and be better takes grit and moxie.  It isn't easy to crawl out of your prison that you have been living in all these years.

There will always be a snarling voice behind you in the darkness.  "You could never do that."  It will say.  "You won't be more happy than you are now."  It will chide.  "You won't finish what you start."

If you don't listen to the voice, and begin to crawl instead, something wonderful will happen.  You will begin to actively live your life, instead of being a passive victim.  You will feel more in charge, more like the captain of your destiny.

Self-actualization is a very noble pursuit.  Touching even the outskirts of it is enthralling.  To know that you are living your life to the full blesses every moment you are in, no matter how small the moment may be.

This is the benefit of following the light.  You may think now that you would lose everything good in your world.  Your spa day would be out of reach.  You wouldn't be able to spend five days on a beach next year.  Trust me, if you lay down the medications you are using to tamper down the experience of everyday life, you won't settle for a mediocre life.

Get involved in your own life.  Be the star of your own show.  Move toward the light in your life.