Light.

It seems a very simple thing - yet, in our souls, we know that is not so.

There are those that bring light into our heart, that make it change for the better.  There are those that lead the way, as if their torch is indestructible.

There are those who fend off the darkness of difficulties and who render our lives easier.

And, sometimes, it is we ourselves that are the light to others, sacrificing all-out from a space within that knows no limits.

In current usage, a single Lumin is the amount of light from a single candle.

Think how bright a single candle is on a dark night.  For Collins, it is the light of a single star shining upon us. As the night darkens, we become aware of the millions of stars that radiate their light - that we are in fact surrounded by an infinite goodness we often fail to see.

That bears repeating.  We are in fact surrounded by an infinite goodness that we often fail to see - not only in the stars but in our closest environment.

Our challenge, or gift, as we navigate our journey, is to not only choose which light guides us, but to also open our heart in such a way that we are able to see all the light bestowed upon us by others, cascading upon our shoulders and into our souls...

...for we are each brilliantly Luminous.

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