Light a Candle Within You

As the solstice approaches,

signaling the point at which

the light begins to return

little by little

in the northern hemisphere,

I am reminded that it is important

for each of us

to let our light shine.

© 2010 Meri Arnett-Kremian

You are like a candle.

Imagine you are sending light out all around you.

All your words, thoughts and actions

are going in many directions.

If you say something kind,

your kind words go in many directions,

and you yourself go with them.

We are ...transforming and continuing

in a different form at every moment.

-Thich Nhat Hanh