Now you see, just by starting this thread you've spread some salt and light.

Kinst,

I agree with ninjafarey, this post itself has spread some light. Just by you saying you want to give people hope. Someone might stroll in, thinking young people are self-absorbed or that the world is all cold and dark and gloomy and they read this and you give them? Yep, hope.

I read a quote a while back, I am addicted to quotes. It said, "We can be the light of the world, but the switch must be turned on."

Thanks for turning the porchlight on.

jon71 posted this quote on another thread that really spoke to me.  It seems fitting for you too, Kinst.

"A candle loses none of it's light giving light to another candle."

My favourite ways to be a light to others are the simple ones:  holding a door for a stranger, letting some idiot driver merge in front of me, saying thank you, and being a listening ear.

Good luck to you, I know you'll do well.

Aw you guys are sweet. I love the quotes too.

In my life, people usually just tell me I'm cute, but I want them to be like, mark cheers people up.

Ok this is going to be a good week for karma. I'm going to make sure I brighten at least one person's day every day. I already have my first idea. I'll tell you guys after!

Hey Kinst -I agree, I read your thread title and it brightened my day.  If being 'cute' brightens days, just remember you won't always be 'cute' - use it while you can and surrender it gracefully in time.

How about choosing every action (well most of them) to make the world better?  Sometimes the light we cast is that general-all-around kind that doesn't seem to come from anywhere in particular.  Even on a cloudy day, it isn't dark. 

Some great scripture line (I should try to remember where its from) - its the bushel one - if someone has a candle, they don't hide it under a bushel.  They hold it up for all to see.

With you around, the future's so bright, I have to wear shades!

And just to lighten this thread up some more, we could all wear lamp shades.

I have this picture in my head of a middle aged woman sitting at home on her computer with a lamp shade on her head. Wow, Crazyheart, thanks for brightening my day with that one!

And thanks for the "middle age" - you just made my day.

I have the perfect lampshade. The wife is 'old fashioned" and collects junk....  I mean she likes antiques or collectibles. There is this lamp shade with a border on the top and the bottom, not round but many sided and it has . It would be quite the outrageous... I mean elegant outfit and the "light" could be picked up by the crappy glass things.... I mean the chandalier glass baubles hanging from it.

Sorry, Crazyheart. I meant to say a beautiful young woman.

Thanks Freundly. Quit while you are ahead.

Stevie I like fringes on lamp shades - The light flickers through - but they are ugggely.

Freundly-Giant, there are many in this place that I greatly admire but you have always given me hope (and I think I am safe in saying I'm not alone on this one). 

Just remember that a light bulb is small but its glow spreads outwards and becomes brighter.

hmm, a lampshade may look better than a bowler

then again, maybe not...

LB - a bare bulb

Hope, like the gleaming taper's light, adorns and cheers our way; and still, as darker grows the night, emits a brighter ray.   Oliver Goldsmith

There are a few young'uns running about who give me hope for the future.

Greetings!

"This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine . . ."  Thanks for shining your light here at Wondercafe, Kinst! 

Hope, peace, joy, love ...

Kinst wrote: "How to be a light"

EZ Answer: First ye must be a bud.

Or blue

LB - beware! light is the anti-beer

Put it back in the horse!    H. Allen Smith, after his first American beer

LBmuskoka wrote: "Or blue"

EZ Answer: Ah, yes. Didn't you get all your Our Lady Peace CDs from cases of Blue?

Fortunately I was spared that by internet download

LB

Life is too short to drink cheap beer.  Anonymous Imbiber

Okay! I want everyone to think of something really nice to do this week!

• I listened to my super-drunk friend talk about his problems and gave out like a billion tipsy hugs.
• I did like 3 days of dishes for someone
• I bought my friend starbucks and listened to her love life and stuff

I think I have to practice smiling. I like hugs tho! Your turn!

hey kinst, come on over .I could find you a few more things for your list. ( Clean out the porch , etc. etc.)

and I could use a hug!

gee I think what kinst needs is someone to do something nice for him!

(((kinst)))

Hugs for Hilary and Kinst!

Oh what the heck. 

Hugs for Everybody!

and, Kinst from your picture I would say you have the smiling thing under control, its all in the eyes.

LB - who needs to work on the hugging thing

We need 4 hugs a day for survival. We need 8 hugs a day for maintenance. We need 12 hugs a day for growth.     Virginia Satir