✨ Spark Your Inner Glow This Diwali ✨

Rhucha Kulkarni
Oct 18
2 min read

As diyas light up our homes this Diwali, let’s remember that the truest glow doesn’t come from the lamps around us — it comes from the light within.

In the rush of cleaning, cooking, gifting, and celebrating, we often forget to pause and reconnect with our inner spark — that quiet, steady flame of joy, purpose, and peace.

This year, let’s make Diwali not just a festival of lights, but a ritual of inner illumination.

🎇 1. Declutter — Inside and Out

Before we shine, we must clear what dims our light. Just as we declutter our homes, we must try releasing emotional and mental clutter too — guilt, resentment, comparison, or overthinking.

Activity: Write down what you’re ready to let go of and symbolically burn it (safely!) or tear it up.

Let this be your emotional cleansing before new beginnings.

🪔 2. Light the Diya Within

Every diya we light outside can be a reminder to ignite something within — compassion, hope, gratitude, courage.

Activity: Sit down, ask yourself and reflect: “What quality do I want to embody this Diwali?” . Maybe it’s calm amidst chaos. Maybe it’s self-trust. Maybe it’s joy without reason.

Let that be your inner flame.

🕯️ 3. Celebrate Slow and Soulful

We don’t have to do everything. We don’t have to be everywhere. Let's choose to celebrate intentionally, not perfectly.

Activity: Light fewer diyas, but with more #mindfulness. Have fewer conversations, but with more presence.

True glow doesn’t need noise — it needs stillness.

💫 4. Share Your Light

When our cup overflows, we should light another’s diya. A kind word, a warm hug, a small act of generosity — these are modern-day diyas that can brighten someone’s world.

Activity: This Diwali, let's make our diyas from 'Diya' i.e. Giving.

Be the reason someone else smiles a little wider.

🎆, 5. Remember — You Are the Light

We don’t need to wait for the perfect moment, relationship, or success to glow. Our worth isn’t in what we achieve, but in how gently and authentically we show up for ourselves. No matter how dark the night, our inner flame is always there — waiting to be rekindled.

Activity: Write down a list of the goodness within you - it can be your strengths, achievements, personality, traits, and even quirks! Remember, the goodness within us can even be something perceived not great by others.

🪔 In a Nutshell...

As we watch the flickering lamps and lanterns this year, take a deep breath and whisper this innerglow affirmation -

“I am light. I am glowing — from within.”

May this Diwali bring you not just outer sparkle, but inner radiance that lasts long after the Diyas fade.