North Star

Today I was in a board meeting for a school and the Head of School asked, "What is our north star? For what do we serve as the north star?" I found those questions stunning. I think often of sustaining and shining my inner light, but the idea of a north star pushes the idea of light even further. It is a mash-up of the spiritual concept of Light with Jim Collins' hedgehog concept. Be the best you that you can be and let that be a beacon for others. Certainly Pope Francis does that for peace and justice. I decided in that moment that the north star that I follow is walking cheerfully over the earth answering to that of God in everyone. The north star that I want to represent is integrity. It seems as though having an intentionality, or at least awareness, around our Light can only help it to shine brighter.