I have noticed many more Christmas lights decorating the outside of homes and businesses this year…maybe I am just more aware. Net lights, bulb lights, white lights, multicolored lights, flashing lights, and my personal favorite this season – projector lights- the easy way to decorate…lighting up whole buildings and homes and even surrounding trees and bushes with a simple laser light beam.
Did you know it was Thomas Edison himself that displayed the first outside Christmas lights? His partner continued the idea creating string lights after hearing of too many fires in homes from Christmas trees being adorned with lit candles. Department stores quickly caught on using these lights for seasonal displays. And the trend was picked up by individuals excited to decorate the outside of their homes.
I’ve often wondered…
Why do we decorate the outside of our homes and businesses with colorful lights?…are we just being festive?…are we keeping up with the Jones’ next door?…
I think there is a deeper reason…
I believe in the depths of all of us there lies the desire to be a light…shine our light…share our light.
Although in our lives we can experience the darkness of failures, loss, disappointment, trauma, or illness…
I believe that desire remains…
Isn’t that Hope?
So be a light…shine your light…share your light
Be the light of hope!
“This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine…let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.”
“To shine your brightest light is to be who you truly are.” Roy T. Bennett
- – I will be offline until after the New Year in order to spend time with family and friends in celebration. In the midst of all your holiday hustle and bustle plans…Be the Light of Hope!
