The Spark...

Unique Perspectives: The Spark...

By Kim Stevens

The Spark.

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about spark. It started in the wee hours of the morning, half-asleep, half-awake, when I saw it in my mind’s eye: a flicker… a flash of light. It was subtle but electric. I took note. And, as often happens, once I noticed it, it began showing up everywhere. In conversations, in something I read, in quiet moments of reflection.

I just love that. I live for those synchronicities.

And here’s what I’m loving about the spark right now: There is a spark within me. There is a spark within you. It might be a whisper or a wildfire… but it’s always there. It’s our truth. Our signal. Our soul’s compass. And when we follow it, when we let it ignite us. Everything changes.

For me, the spark comes alive through simple, sacred rituals: I read something that stirs my soul. I write what I’m feeling. I wrap it all in deep gratitude. These aren’t just routines. They are ignition.

My spark also shows up in the magic moments of my life… when I’m in my zone of genius, doing my thing. When I’m by the lake. In nature. In an honest conversation. Traveling. Collaborating on a marketing idea. Arranging things in my home. Watching the sunrise. Smelling pine, coffee, incense, or the scent of a favorite candle. Doing yoga. Hearing birdsong. Listening to music that stirs something in me. Being with my people. Watching my granddaughter do anything. Talking with my boys. Laughing, really laughing!

Life is full of sparks, tiny reminders of what lights me up from the inside.

When I follow those sparks, I feel different. More energized. Clear. Present.I make better choices. I move with more ease. I feel aligned… with my highest self, my inner guidance, and the rhythm of life itself. I feel enlivened. I feel elated.

The secret? Live a life that ignites your spark. Move from one thing to the next with balance, with grace. Not with pressure. But with a sacred kind of happy awareness.

Because when we’re aligned like this, it’s not about hustle. It’s not about grind.It’s about flow. Grace. Power. Possibility. That's my favorite. When my spark is ignited it feels like anything is possible. Because it is. My spark gets ignited just writing that!

The truth is: Keeping your spark alive is a personal practice. What ignites me may not be what ignites you. And that’s the beauty of it.

So, ask yourself: What lights me up? What makes me feel truly alive?

And whatever that is…  Do it. Create space for it. Return to it. Again and again. Because when that spark is ignited, you are lit from within.  And when you are lit from within…

You’ll shine.