As the second post of LAS Awareness Month, I alert you of a new theme for the website in honour of LAS Awareness Month that lasts alllll February Long… then I’ll probably change the look again. Who knows?

This article is going to be different. It’s not going to be about LIGHTS, the singer, but about LIGHTS, the person, and LIGHTS, the ideal role model.

I searched the internet far and wide, asking fellow users “what makes a good role model”. One of the best answers I got was “To show us the world isn’t so shitty.”.

There are people out there that have searched far and wide, for years for somebody to look up to. Well, I found mine. LIGHTS Poxleitner. It couldn’t have been an easier decision for me. I consider her my role model and look up to her, and you might too, for the following reasons:

1.Positive choice making: Let’s face it, eyes are watching her, and ears are listening to her, no matter what size. Role models must be aware that the choices they make don’t only impact themselves, but also the people who may regard them as a super hero. Someday when we may find ourselves in a similar predicament, or situation, we would think, “what did LIGHTS do when she was in the same situation”. As a role model, LIGHTS does not just “talk the talk” and tell others to make good choices, but she also puts them into action herself.

2.LIGHTS is well rounded: LIGHTS is more than just one thing. She is more than a singer. She is also a sister, a daughter, a musician, song writer, and a whole bunch of other things. When her fans see that LIGHTS is many different things, they learn that they don’t have to pigeon-hole themselves in order to be successful. There are some fans, who, before hearing LIGHTS, couldn’t sing, draw or who were super camera shy, and they couldn’t bring themselves to even try to sing, draw, or give the camera a chance. But, after hearing her sounds, and getting to know who LIGHTS really is, overcame their individual barriers and began to sing like on the fan CD, or draw, like in the fan scrapbook.

3.LIGHTS demonstrates confidence in who she is: “whatever you choose to do with your life, be proud of the person you’ve become”. LIGHTS is super proud of who she is. It may have been a long road to get to where she is but she shares the lessons she has learned, the strength achieved and the character developed along the way. LIGHTS continues to strive, while being completely happy with where she is at the same time.

Now, I have moved around a lot as a child. But I was always in the same province, and I believe it made me who I am today. But with LIGHTS, her parents were missionaries, and have travelled across the world and lived in a couple third world countries, and throughout all the travelling, I’m sure it helped shape who we all admire today.

LIGHTS is constantly looking to help people in need in third world countries. Always tweeting out to her tens of thousand followers on twitter to help out.

LIGHTS is definitely somebody anyone can admire.

Nobody expects LIGHTS to be super human, but she is damn well close to it.

This is why LIGHTS is my ideal role model

What better role model?

Do, or have you you experienced…

1) Greatly reduced stress levels while listening to any song by LIGHTS
2) A general feeling of helplessness while attempting to turn off a LIGHTS song
3) Involuntary smiling during each of LIGHTS’ interviews
4) Inability to not feel good after reading/watching a LIGHTS blog/vlog
5) Melting of heart every time LIGHTS laughs
6) Absolute loss of inhibition to change the world for the better
7) Episodes of uncontrollable love and/or goodwill towards others
8 ) Insatiable desire to go to every LIGHTS show within 20.3 light years (192,000,000,000,000 km)
9) A sense of disorientation and pure unadulterated awesomeness as a result of seeing and/or meeting LIGHTS
10) Impulsive tendencies to buy official LIGHTS merch

If you answered yes to one of the above questions, then you have LIGHTS Addiction Syndrome (LAS). For those who are not aware of this unique condition, please visit this page for more information.

LoveLIGHTS.ca will be making a Public Service Announcement (PSA) for the condition, for the proposed “LAS Awareness Month” which will be February, of every year. Marking the birth of LIGHTS’ song, February Air.

If you find that you have LAS, and what to do your part to help raise awareness for it, please record a short audio, or preferably video clip of how LAS has impacted your life, and send it to admin@lovelights.ca or send a link to our twitter @lovelights_ca .

The deadline for this will be January 30th.

Thank you for the read.

Do you want to join the team, and write articles, reviews or just post LIGHTS related information you have found, on this site?

If you are worried that you can’t be part of the team, because you’re not Canadian, no need to fret! Just because we have a Canadian domain, doesn’t mean we are solely Canadian.

In fact, our top ten visitors are from the following Countries:

1. United States
2. Canada
3. United Kingdom
4. Netherlands
5. Germany
6. Australia
7. Singapore
8. Romania
9. Belgium
10. Malta ??!

Not to mention only half of the crew behind this website is Canadian.

Well you can! You have two options to do this, either mention that you would like to join the team by messaging us on twitter (@lovelights_ca)   or you can email admin@lovelights.ca.

I look forward to hearing from you,

Now, you can sign in without even registering if you don’t want to. Just go to the login page and click any of the three logos, and you can sign in via those networks, only if you already have an account with them. These being Windows Live, Twitter, and Facebook.

If you want to save settings on our website, then you can either continue using your account if you already have one, or simply create a new one. It’s not too difficult. To sign in to you Love LIGHTS account, just click “Sign in with password” located underneath the networking logos.

We now have a privacy policy, it was well needed. You can read it here – http://www.lovelights.ca/Privacy.html

LIGHTS has been nominated by one of the members of Team LIGHTS as Best Twitter of 2009. In order for her to get the number one spot, you’ve got to vote! Click the link below in order to vote for LIGHTS.

Vote Here

UPDATE:

The voting is over and Lights came out as number 10. She had some stiff competition and managed to do extremely well. Awesome job to whoever voted.

LIGHTS and Owl City have just extended their international tour this morning, adding two Canadian dates! April 2nd in Vancouver and April 27th in Toronto. I’m sure you’re just as stoked as I am!

Wanna support LIGHTS on her tour with Owl City? Why not make a flyer!

In order to help promote LIGHTS on her upcoming tour with Owl City, Jeremy The Bug is asking for your help! Create a flyer for one of the dates of the tour and include the:

1. Date

2. City

3. Venue

4. LIGHTS’ website: iamLIGHTS.com (if you want to use the www. in the begining its ok)

5. LIGHTS is supporting Owl City

Any other info you want to include is okay too.

For more info, click HERE and you will be redirected to the LIGHTS forum site for the additional details.

Here is an amazing gift delivered to LIGHTS, made by mike_2025. It is a compilation of how the fans feel about her, and its just plain awesome