Hey guys, it's Rachel and this is a quick word on light.

I have a community-wide challenge for us today.

I've never done this before on the podcast, but I actually feel like it would be a really

good idea to challenge each and every one of us today as you're listening to this.

To be the light.

Be the light in the world today.

I think that it's so easy to get wrapped up in focusing on the darkness and seeing everything

that's wrong and seeing all the ways that humans mess up, screw up, our mean, our harsh,

have that energy.

But you're never going to change the world.

Hell, you're never going to change yourself by focusing on the darkness.

You're only going to make change by not just focusing on light, but learning to be it.

So here's my challenge.

Can you be someone's sunshine today?

Can you be the light in someone's life and extra credit if it's a stranger?

I don't know what this is going to look like for you, but there's really simple ways to

have a positive effect on someone's day.

Look for someone to give a compliment to.

In fact, look for 10 people to give a compliment to.

Tell someone that their shirt is fantastic, that their child is so well-behaved, that their

dog just made your heart explode because it's so cute.

Tell the barista that this is the best oatmeal latte you've ever had, even if it's not.

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