Focusing on the Light in the New Work World
One popular event can have profound meaning and make us think of how it applies to other areas. That comes to mind when I reflect on the summer solstice that occurred recently. June 20, 2025, at 10:42 PM marked the powerful moment when the tilt of the Earth brought us closest to the sun. The solstice always occurs in June. It’s the longest day of the year, and all the Northern Hemisphere celebrates it as the return to light. It may even serve as a powerful reminder of the light within each of us and the full potential of that light to allow us to awaken our own sense of identity and cosmic unity.
With me being a gal who grew up in the Detroit area, where the winters are long and severely cold, I appreciate the summer solstice as a day celebrated since ancient times, when we feel a new season has truly begun after a long cold winter. In a metaphorical sense, we are all ready for a new season of light and positive illumination.
One of the earliest astronomical observations in human history might have a deeper meaning for all of us as it applies to the New Work World. Let’s look at some of the spiritual meanings behind the summer solstice and how it might shine some new light on our career world to make our journey more hopeful and expansive as we make our way toward the last half of 2025, and beyond.
1. Honor the Sun
The summer solstice is a celebration of the sun. It also powerfully reminds us of the strong light within each of us and the full potential of the light to shine. We have the power to “flick that switch” on and have it shine not only radiantly for us, but we may use that light within to make a valuable contribution to the workplace and to the greater good for our company and the planet. Can you ask to take on a new project in your department? Can you assist that co-worker who has been working much overtime and learn a new skill as well? How can you make a determined effort to find a new light in your work environment that will bring about more positive and perhaps even profit-enhancing results? Can you shine a new light on the résumé if you are an employer and look at transferrable skills and accomplishment trends?
2. It’s a Time of Rebirth
How can the summer solstice be a time for you to investigate resurrecting your interests and passions to meet long-term goals and better align with who you are? How can you cultivate a wider scope in your work life that may allow you to experience more joy in your career? What is currently out of alignment with who you would like to become in the professional sector of your life? What could you do that would open up new and expansive experiences in your career world to have your own rebirth? How can you look at new ways of hiring that outstanding employee whom you may have overlooked in the past? For example, for a sales job, maybe it’s not only what they know but who they know. If the candidate has related experience but also valuable contacts in the industry, why not try to shine a new light on your hiring practices to possibly expand market share?
3. Honor the Changes
Overall, the summer solstice represents change. It signifies the changing of the seasons, the way the Earth turns. While the experience under the rays of the warm sun is wonderful and bright, eventually we will have harvested and expressed ourselves to our maximum capacity, and the time will come to go within again. What new aspects were you able to tap into and expand or improve after the changes you have endured? What project had you walked away from or perhaps still can investigate that might bring you more joy and fulfillment? Make friends with the changes in your life and honor them for the new aspects of you that they may have brought to the surface. Reach out to trusted professionals to assist you with trends, talent shortages and current in-demand positions.
4. Welcome the Transformation
The changing seasons not only represent our move around the sun, but they also remind us about the internal growth we, as human beings, have the opportunity to experience. Honoring the sun with celebratory events is a good way to get aligned with the forces of nature. Each new season transforms our own landscape and resonates with an inner shift or change we are allowing to happen. Whatever the method, we are able to experience a place of intention of our dreams and exciting new visions.
Ask yourself: What you could now do in regard to the recent summer solstice to learn and grow? How will you harness your energy toward the many possibilities life has to offer? Make this once-a-year event an opportunity to refocus on your goals and open yourself up to an exciting new beginning or recessed passion that excites your soul. Look to nature to light the way to new beginnings to allow us to become our best selves and, in the process, help others enjoy new experiences and make a valuable contribution to the world, especially the New Work World! Welcome this chance to awaken and expand your new identity and cosmic awareness.
