On Becoming an Alchemist

Negativity is truly a gift.

I never thought I would be saying those words - I tend towards conflict anxiety and avoidance. I am a recovering perfectionist and terribly fearful of rejection.

If I am truly to be Light in this world, what good does it do to harbor all the hurt? What can it accomplish to take on the pains and miseries of myself and others, weighing me down with each one added?

Do I truly believe in Energy? Do I believe that it can be neither created nor destroyed?

What is the one thing that can be done with Energy?

Transformation.

My sacred act in this world is to take whatever negativity comes my way, hold it lightly, give it a kiss, and send it along its way, completely changed.