I believe that if there is a huge chunk of white/truth in you, you will be drawn mostly to truth. If there is a lot of black/ego in you, you will naturally migrate to darkness/ego. We can't change our natural compositions or our attraction to certain lighting, but we can slowly change our angle of perception. Anyone can work on balancing their inner lighting simply by adjusting their outer lenses. All you have to do is learn to use your heart before your mind to see things. There is no light greater than truth, and it shines at the heart of all creation. Be like a butterfly and celebrate it every day. It is inside you. Be aware of it so it can cultivate it to grow stronger and bigger. Suzy Kassem
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Light and dark are two dualities that make up all of us. We all have a mix of light and dark in our lives, and we can make it work for us or against us to make us better or worse people. Perhaps we can think of ourselves as not just someone who is all white or all black but as someone with a mixture of the two, where the white and the black are somewhat equal. Maybe we can think of ourselves as having a background that is more white than black, but that we’ve taken risks and tried new things so we’ve become more edgy and interesting than our background would typically allow. If we learn to see ourselves this way, we might be able to take full advantage of the opposites in us and turn them into strengths.

Source: Rise Up And Salute The Sun: The Writings Of Suzy Kassem

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