Light the World on Fire

Love is a fire inside.

It grows in spaciousness where it can breathe.

How often do we choke this flame
by following the path of should
filling ourselves with things that don’t actually feed us
listening to outside opinion
saying yes when we mean no
sacrificing ourselves for others who don’t want/deserve/require it
judging what we most deeply want
betraying ourselves to be pleasing
and dishonoring the God(dess) within?

How often do we sell our souls for the utterly inessential?

In doing so we forget what IS essential
our own whole hearted Self devotion
our own luminous self belief
our own will offered in service
of the precious light we all contain.

True love can only blossom
when we reprioritize our unique light
as the most important Source of our needs.

This flame is your most precious asset.
It is the sacred essence of your soul.
No one and no thing you could ever sacrifice your Self for
can offer you this.

Place your fire at the center of the altar of your heart.
Become its devoted guardian even in the harshest of winds.
Come home to its warmth whenever you feel distracted or lost.
Make the life affirming choices that fan the flames of your love.

You are the only one you promised your life to.
You didn’t come here to please or appease.