Perhaps you are having the time of your life, and you don't realize it until later on. Has this not happened? The life you reflect on today was so wonderful, only you missed out on it at the time.
You might say that, at the time, it wasn't all golden. And, yet, now you see the gold, and your face is lighted.
So pick out the gold from today. There is something sweet and golden in your life today. It is there. If you are in a bad mood, and you insist there is not, I tell you there is. And if you cannot see that today, then you may be being stubborn.
Even if you are bedridden, there is light shining in your window. There is someone who tends to your needs with a smile. There is a voice that you like to hear. There is something.
Even if you are bedridden and in pain, and you don't see any light, be a light to someone who enters your room.
How well I know that there are many excuses for feeling glum. You would say reasons. I will say excuses, and I will further say that there is no excuse for you to be grumpy and not shine light on everyone. There is every reason to shine light. Others need it, and the light you shine shines back on you. This is simple arithmetic, beloveds. 1+1=2.
We can also say this: 1 = 1,000.
When you light up one face, your face is lighted as well. Yes, We're agreed. And the face you light lights another, and so it goes on and on. There is no end to the golden light you can start in just one day.
Let Me tell you something else. Do not wait to feel love before you shine it. What you may feel is not who you are. I have told you that you are love. So be love even when you may not feel it.
Be love. Be it. Be love. This doesn't make you a fake. You ARE love. Be straightforward love with a smile. All it takes is a smile, a little welcoming. You don't have to let everyone know what irritation you may be feeling or what stray thought you may have. You are not putting on a show. You honestly do want to love.
Beloveds, why would you not welcome every child of Mine? You do not have to hang out with every one of them, and yet you can be a good sport and greet everyone. Don't think that you have to be so honest as to let everyone know they peeve you. Simply toss out a smile, a simple word, the way you would toss your hat into the ring.
Shed a little happiness around you. Is that too much for Me to ask?
What would it take for you to be a glimmer of light today?
What would it take for you to be to others what you want others to be for you?
Simply do not get hung up on your preferences.
All are My preferred. You are not letting go of your integrity to give a simple hello from Me. You might be letting go of petty resentments or whims or letting go of you-know-not-even-what.
Even when the sun is not out, you can shine.
What if today you have only happiness-bearing words and expressions on your face to give everyone. What would that cost you, beloveds, and what would be the reward for you, for the seeming others and for the world, and for Me?
Be a blessing to everyone, and, in so doing, bless yourself and All That Is.