As we step into the New Year, I wish you a gentle, grounded transition filled with hope and intention. This season offers a chance to embrace meaningful change, and sometimes, it starts with the smallest of steps.
This year, instead of (or in addition to) making grand resolutions, consider adding a simple practice of “watching for glimmers” to your resolutions—a simple yet profound practice that can create big shifts and help you move into the year with more presence, ease, and self-awareness.
What are glimmers?
Glimmers*: the opposite of triggers. These are the micro-moments in your day that whisper to your nervous system, “You are safe.” They can foster a sense of well-being and shift the way you experience life.
Think of the sun’s warmth on your face, the gentle sway of trees in the wind, a favourite song, the smile of a stranger or a loved one, or the quiet joy of a heartfelt “thank you.” These small, beautiful moments are worth noticing.
Here’s how to welcome them into your daily life:
✨ Seek Them Out: Look for tiny sparks of beauty and connection in your surroundings.
✨ Capture the Feeling: Keep a journal to jot down these glimmers and how they make you feel.
✨ Notice the shifts in your breath, posture, muscle tone, and energy. Every time you notice shifts and let yourself sink deeper into them, you train your nervous system to develop different neural pathways.
✨ Create Art: Translate your glimmers into art. Draw, paint, or collage your way to deeper connection with yourself and the world.
The more you pay attention to glimmers, the more they’ll show up—helping to guide you back to yourself.
So pay attention.
Notice them.
It really matters.
With love,
Johanne
* p.s. the term “glimmer” was coined by complex trauma expert Deb Dana, a pioneer in helping us understand the nervous system’s cues of safety and connection.
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