Author: clfuu

A blank sheet of paper can be a list, a poem, a piece of art, a manifesto. A blank sheet of paper can be an origami crane, a sermon, or a flag. It can start a fire or make a plan.

Today is a blank sheet of paper. What will you turn it into?

Sometimes we make new things possible because we bring the right tools. Sometimes it’s through sheer force of will.

Where do you summon the strength to pull yourself into the possibilities that await?

Forgiveness transforms the giver and the receiver. It requires atonement and amends, but also a heart open enough to let someone else back in. It makes new things possible by making relationship possible.

How do you need to seek forgiveness? How can you offer it?

Sometimes, we are held back from possibility by memories of past disappointment. In order to protect our vulnerable hearts from being hurt again, we stick to the things that are safe.

What past disappointments do you need to let go of in order to try something new?

As Hindus all over the world light diyas and lanterns in their homes and set blazing fireworks in the air to signal welcome to Lakshmi, goddess of abundance and prosperity, at Diwali, we are invited to let our own light shine. Each of us has a spark of the divine within us that needs to be uncovered for the world.

How do you let the spark of the divine within you show to the world?