The Stars That Shine

"Not only do we live among the stars, the stars live within us."

Neil Degrass Tyson

Each one of us is a host to a light like a twinkling star that can shine brightly for the betterment of the self as well as others. When our inner glow expands there is a sense of warmth in our heart. As this generates outside of our body, we can shine on the lives of others bringing both comfort and joy.

The best example of this, perhaps, is the exchange between a vulnerable elder and an innocent child. The connection emanates joy. It is very common to catch the reflection of someone's star  beam when they lovingly accept us without reservation. The exchange of our light with others unites us as we have always meant to be.

If we can hold our hearts open, reflecting our inner light like a star, we draw others to us. We experience a sense of recognizing the spirit of strangers as though they have come to us from a very long  past. The gift is in remembering to look up from our darkness to discover fellow stars. There is a need for all of us to shine like the stars!