Glimmers

 

Glimmers. The opposite of triggers. Moments of beauty and clarity and feeling safe and good and whole and not at all broken. 

I find these moments in beautiful sunsets like this one we saw before Hurricane Hilary visited Southern California last week. 

I find these moments in my therapist's office. A reminder to "see the good." 

I am a worrier. I am an empath. I am a good girl trying to find my untamed cheetah within and letting her out to play. Seeing the good is often hard for me, because I worry about all the potential things that could go wrong. The disappointments, the let-downs, the not so pretty pieces of a big change, a new adventure, a different path. 

See the good. 

Stop and smell the flowers.

Stare at the sky as the sunset paints it pink and purple and orange. 

Capture those glimmers and keep them in your memory for the days and moments that aren't so beautiful and hopeful.