23/06/2024
**From the beginning**
‘Shine better than the rest’
Lumen2Living from the beginning, without me knowing it at first bought light in to my life when I had no meaning of existence and the tunnel seemed so long the light wasn’t visible anymore.
It all began 4 years ago when I made costumes for myself to go to festivals and celebrations when I didn’t have much light to grasp hold of. I never felt normal or accepted anyway so dressing outrageously bright for occasions, standing out in a crown just made sense. The costumes always did the talking, in those moments it allowed me to be someone else, from what I truly was feeling, unconfident and worthless. Seeing people smile at the sight of the brightness I made, made it easier to socialise, it bought happiness to others and I didn’t feel myself, which was a well needed relief. The light at the end of that tunnel seemed so far away no matter which way I looked at it. Heartbreak, homelessness and loss amplified the feeling of darkness and worthlessness that was so visibly evident from reality and to other peoples perspectives of myself.
I hid from life and succumbed to addiction to mask who I believed I had become, I couldn’t stand out as a person in society even if I wanted to.
I felt numb and all that I thought I knew was no longer true.
However through this I continued to make LED costumes! Every costume I made bought back memories of the light that was brighter than the rest once before.
Lumen2Living costumes was always the light within my darkness, bought light into my life and evidently bought light into others that saw it too.
Through the years of hiding and struggling to find meaning, I was at least good at something and the light produced by Lumen2Living evidently benefited others. Whether it may be witnessing, wearing or making the costumes it manifested a brighter outlook. However you saw yourself or others in that moment Lumen2LivingLumen2Living lets you shine brighter than the rest.
That’s why I invite anyone to join Lumen2Living in any sense, if your life seems dark. Lumen2LivingLumen2Livings light has helped me to discover, if you can’t find the light at the end of that long tunnel, you can produce it yourself.