I was on my way to work one morning a few weeks ago. It was one of those grey mornings, where the sky was unsure whether it wanted to pour its tears on us or not. Even though it was early summer a chilly wind was also out there. A weather that took away my energy and put me into contemplations.

I got off the tram, started walking towards the main building of my company, where my office is. It is a huge tower and I sit on a top floor. As I walked towards it, I started questioning if I still belong to this place. If I still belonged to corporate life. I had been feeling out of place in life for a while. Like the main actress of a wrong movie. My script didn’t match the plot. I looked at the building and told myself these people are not my people, these conversations are not my conversations. Everything is about materialistic achievements, power and status symbols. I do not fit into this movie. Not anymore. My steps slowed down, I felt the chilly wind stronger, my energy left me even more. As I moved forwards, my heart wanted to walk backwards to the tram. Choking.

At that moment something magical happened. Clouds cleared away and sun came out. My tower started glowing with sunshine as if it were full of divine light. So beautiful. Poetic. I was mesmerized, I could not take away my eyes from my building. A stream of warm energy and warmth filled me up. I felt lightness in me. A thought flashed in my mind, my inner voice talking to me. “Pinar, there is light in everything. There is beauty and divinity everywhere. You just need to be able to see it. Then you need to bring it out, so that others can see that, too”. I belong.

This moment became a turning point for me. It is all about perspective. It is about what I choose to see. No matter where I am, there is always light. It is my purpose on earth to bring it out and let it shine, so that others also see it. Knowing this has been filling me up with warmth and fresh energy everyday since then. Making me feel curious and playful to go out and find it each day new. There is sunshine everywhere.

Where is your sun shining?