The Energy of Light

“A soul without a high aim is like a ship without a rudder” – Eileen Caddy

“The human soul is to God, as the flower is to the sun; it opens at its approach, and shuts when it withdraws. “ - Benjamin Whichcote

“…unlike weeds that grow under the porch, we can move back into the light.” – Mark Nepo

“The way to get rid of darkness is with light…the way to overcome the negative thought is to substitute the good thought.” – Dr. Joseph Murphy

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The Energy of Light is the name of my new company. I’m not sure if I will retain this name over the long term, but it’s given me an inner visual to strive towards attempting to convey with my photography. For me, photography is not so much a capturing of things ephemeral, but a way to record the light that makes up these things. There is energy and vibration to this light that can only be described as Divine. When I observe and record the light, my soul opens like a flower reaching for the sun.

Unfortunately, not every day is a sunny day. Some days are darn right dark and moody. While even these conditions can make for a good photograph, in this sense I mean those days where it seems that the sun has withdrawn from my inner landscape causing my usually sunny spirit to simply shut down. Today was one of those days.

After a particularly challenging and stressful week at the “day job”, I woke up this Saturday morning with some kind of crazy virus causing my mouth and throat to break out in sores all over. I couldn’t eat anything hot, anything acidic or anything with any substance to it at all really. I couldn’t chew. I swung back and forth between chills and sweating. I was on the couch all day eating ice cream, pudding and mashed potatoes my husband brought me from the supermarket deli. I watched all the travel shows on public TV and bemoaned my inability to even get up off the couch much less travel the world as the nature and wildlife photographer I envision myself to be.

But it’s that inner vision – that “high aim” – that keeps me going forward towards the fulfillment of my ultimate dream. It’s that inner vision of light that I know I can move back into even when I’ve been standing in the shadows brought on by stress and negativity. By remembering my high aim, I can move back into the light, into the warm embrace of good thoughts, good plans, and good health. I don’t need to be like a weed growing under the porch. Tomorrow is another day to stand in the light of my highest vision.