Shining Through the Shadows: More Good Days Together

Today marks the start of Mental Health Awareness Month and honestly it is a cause that sits so close to our hearts here at Be The Light Co. Our brand was built on the simple belief that you were created to shine boldly and reflect goodness in this world. But we also know that life gets heavy and sometimes that light feels a little harder to find.

This year the theme is More Good Days Together and we could not think of a more beautiful way to describe the journey of mental wellness.

We often think a good day means everything went perfectly or that we felt happy from sunrise to sunset. In reality a good day is often just a day where we felt supported. It is a day where we remembered to breathe or reached out to a friend or allowed ourselves the grace to be human. For some of us a good day is just finding the strength to step outside or realizing that our value is not defined by how much we got done.

The world can feel like a lonely place when you are struggling with your mental health but light is always most powerful when it is gathered together. When we share our stories we give others permission to do the same. When we finally say that we are having a hard time we break the stigma that tells us we have to hide. We truly believe we were created for relationship and not for isolation. You were never meant to carry the weight of the world on your own shoulders.

Take a moment today to check in with yourself and see how you are really doing. If you need a break or a talk with a professional please give yourself permission to seek that out. And if you have the energy reach out to someone who has been a little quiet lately. A simple message letting them know you are thinking of them can be the spark that helps them through a dark hour.

If you are struggling today please know that your light is not gone it is just resting. There is a whole community here standing with you. Let us commit to making this a month of transparency and kindness. We are moving toward more good days and we are doing it together.

Keep shining.