Own Your Light: Stepping into Visibility

The summer solstice arrives on June 19, bringing with it the longest stretch of daylight all year, it invites us to do the same, to linger a little longer in our joy, our growth, our voice. To stop downplaying our progress. To quit dimming our brilliance to make others comfortable. To stop waiting for permission to take up space.

Over the past few weeks, I’ve been slowly reconnecting with the creative parts of myself that I used to keep front and center, singing, songwriting, even sketching silly little doodles in the margins of my journal. The kind of stuff that doesn’t need a plan or a purpose. It’s not for a portfolio or a performance. It’s just for me. And that makes it powerful.

Because creativity is visibility. Every time I sit down to play guitar or belt out a song in the car, I feel myself coming back to life. Back to me.

And the more I let that light out, the more I realize I don’t need to keep it hidden to make others comfortable. Turns out, joy is contagious. And so is authenticity.

Brilliance Practice:

• Name one win you’ve been downplaying. Say it out loud. Write it down. Text a friend and share it.
• Ask yourself: Where have I been dimming my light to make others comfortable? What would shift if I let my whole self show up, even the parts that feel too much, too tender, too real?
  
  

And if you’re feeling creatively blocked, try this:

• Doodle something silly.
• Sing along to your favorite throwback song.
• Free-write for 5 minutes with no filter.
  
  

Sometimes the spark is just waiting for a little oxygen.