Golden light streams through dusty window panes. Illuminating the life within. Half-read books left on the bed, creased pages to remember the last words devoured. A cup of tea, still warm, only a couple of sips taken. Paper and a pen, a name hanging in the balance, awaiting statements of love and understanding. A hair tie was left on the bathroom sink next to a washcloth that still smelled of roses. Golden light makes the ordinary into a magnificent piece of art that we yearn to touch and feel; it comes alive within our hands. Sunflowers are a living beam of golden light—every part of them designed to bring sunshine to even the darkest nights. There is nothing like walking through a field of sunflowers in the pitch dark and feeling the embrace of their warmth. Even in our most challenging seasons, we can continue growing towards the sun by simply becoming it.

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