Light times are when you get so much inner wealth, you can store some for later. These periods are the spiritual equivalent of a bonus or a dividend check: you don't get one every day, so when you do it's special. Generally speaking, light times are when things go so well it's as if you're in a bubble of goodness that nothing less can penetrate. But sometimes they come in the midst of crisis, when even with despair all around you, you know you're protected, safe, and in divine company. These states of grace can be spiritual experiences or earthly adventures. Either way, you get some exuberance out of them.

You've had light times already and remembering them will help you to be available when the next one shows up. When I was pregnant with my daughter, I had nine months of light time. Morning sickness notwithstanding, the mingled feelings of humility and pride put a sunny spin on almost every aspect of my life. Seven years later I went hiking with this child in the Na Pali Cliffs on Kauai. It was like being in God's living room. The light lasted weeks. And meeting my present husband six years after that, even though I was a widow in my forties and supposedly too mature for the giddy elements of romance, put me in light mode for a year.

Bring some of your light times to mind. Maybe it was when you went to college or got your first apartment or took a special trip. Maybe it was when you discovered some new truth for yourself or about yourself, when you broke away from a limiting life choice into a broader one, or when you met the lover or teacher or friend who opened up your world as effortlessly as you open the shades in the morning.

The timing and frequency of these experiences depend on a combination of factors that probably range from the positions of the stars to the chemicals in your brain. Some light times you earn through past actions, and others you attract by vibrating at a frequency that draws them to you. However such phases enter your life, they are only of value when you realize what you've got. Otherwise, they're diverted elsewhere or diluted down to a nice day instead of a magical interlude.

The sad fact is that all of us have let light times pass us by because we weren't receptive to them. Part of connecting with our inner light is to be on the lookout for these glory days and rise to the occasion. You do this by (1) expecting them, (2) preparing for them, and (3) showing gratitude in advance...

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© Copyright Victoria Moran. This article was originally published at our website, SoulfulLiving.com, in September 2001, as part of our "Flow & Synchronicity" Issue.

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