{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Be The Light ","description":"EP 64: Be The Light  My friend, Cameasha is one of the people who always exude a positive light. Her light is real, not just a mask of positivity or affirmations. It\u2019s in her DNA, her beliefs and values to always be the light. It\u2019s her mantra that she lives every day. So, I\u2019m adopting it this week and I invite you to too. We live in a world that\u2019s so divided. We\u2019re busy and stressed. We\u2019re unconsciously reacting. You can\u2019t depend on other people to be the light. YOU HAVE to be the light. What does being the light look like? Gandhi said \u201cBe the Change you wish to see in the world.\u201d It all starts with you. What if you worked on improving yourself without expectations of others? Often times, we change ourselves, but don\u2019t let go of expectations of others and get frustrated that nothing is changing. Like \u201cwe changed, now you change too. I\u2019m positive, but it didn\u2019t work on this person. I\u2019m doing the work, now you be conscious too.\u201d That\u2019s not being the light. That\u2019s being manipulative.  You don\u2019t know what other people are going through. They may not have the conscious tools like you do to be more mindful and kind. What you say and do may make all the difference in another person\u2019s day, without you even knowing it. You\u2019re going to put effort in your day, so why not put effort in being the light, especially in those dark circumstances. Also, Life becomes really nice when you don\u2019t let others affect you. it\u2019s nicer to be in an abundant state and know you have control of yourself, and not others. You don\u2019t take on their shit. Being the light is subtle. When you work on your own awakening, without needing to control external things like the result or a person, your perspective expands and your heart softens. You can see that really being the light is being in a pure state of love without putting your crap onto someone else or taking on their crap. You can be compassionate, encouraging, forgiving, kind without the blame, shame or keeping score. There is something magical that just works when you let go of your expectations of changing yourself to change others. You\u2019re in the flow. You are the change you wish to see in the world. You are the light.   ","author_name":"MINDFUL PAUSE PODCAST","author_url":"http:\/\/www.audreysuttonmills.com","html":"