The DAILY SPARK Blog

You are a light.  You are the light.  Never let anyone - any person or any force - dampen, dim or diminish your light.  Study the path of others to make your way easier and more abundant.  Lean toward the whispers of your own heart, discover the universal truth, and follow its dictates.  Release the need to hate, to harbor division, and the enticement of revenge.  Release all bitterness.  Hold only love, only peace in your heart, knowing that the battle of good to overcome evil is already won. Choose confrontation wisely, but when it is your time don't be afraid to stand up, speak up, and speak out against injustice.  And if you follow your truth down the road to peace and the affirmation of love, if you shine like a beacon for all to see, then the poetry of all the great dreamers and philosophers is yours to manifest in a nation, a world community and a Beloved Community that is finally at peace with itself.  Quote by John LewisACROSS THAT BRIDGE: A Vision For Change And The Future Of AmericaRepresentative John Robert Lewis was an American statesman and civil rights activist who served in the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 5th congressional district from 1987 until his death in 2020. He was a son of sharecroppers and an apostle of nonviolence who was bloodied at Selma and across the Jim Crow South in the historic struggle for racial equality, and who then carried a mantle of moral authority into Congress.  He was the chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee from 1963 to 1966.REFLECTION:Such a powerful quote... just re-read it and reflect on it.Do you need to:release hate?lean in to the whispers of your heart?Stand up?Speak out?Show more love?

You don't have to suffer to learn, but if you don't learn from suffering then your life becomes truly meaningless. Quote by Viktor Frankl from his book MAN'S SEARCH FOR MEANINGREFLECTION:What have you learned from suffering?How has that suffering made your life more meaningful?Are you suffering now?  What are you refusing to learn?

As long as we continue to live as if we are what we do, what we have, and what other people think about us, we will remain filled with judgments, opinions, evaluations, and condemnations.  We will remain addicted to putting people and things in their "right" place.  Quote by Henri J. M. NouwenHenri Jozef Machiel Nouwen (1932 - 1996) was a Dutch Catholic priest, professor, writer and theologian. His interests were rooted primarily in psychology, pastoral ministry, spirituality, social justice and community.REFLECTION:Is your identity tied to what you do? To what you have?Does what other people think of you drive your actions?Focus on "BEing" without attachment to what you do, have or others think of you...