The Light That Woke Before You Worked

The sun is up, but the routine that used to pull you out of bed is gone. For decades, your name was tied to what you did, and now the silence feels like a loss of self.

You are standing in the doorway of a day with no assignments, wondering who you are when the work stops. But the light that rises this morning does not check your resume before it shines.

It spills across the floor simply because it is its nature to shine. There was a man named Simeon who waited his entire life just to hold this light, and when he finally did, he realized his purpose was not the waiting, but the seeing.

You are not defined by the labor you left behind. You are defined by the light that woke up inside you before you ever worked a day.

The work was something you did. The light is who you are.