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i look at FaceBook for specific things.   My brother and his family in Minnesota post there a lot.   My son's woman posts she and my granddaughter's doings in the wilds of Colorado.   And then…there are often things that just present that i  like and share.  and  things somehow appear repeatedly that i have no idea how they "found" me….     Victoria Erickson.   she's a writer she says.  her posts are typewritten,  with a typewritter,   the old kind with a ribbon,   the letters appearing both light and dark….which in itself is appealing to me.   She posts a lot of quotes as well as her own thoughts.   And in the context of choosing words….she wrote this the other day.   it's not a new  thought,   as in,   original,   it's been said many times and me,  in my own mind have thought it…actually,   the thought being why i decided to post every day on this blog,   that there was      Some Thing,   every single day,  that is Beauty Full  or,  at least….WORTH taking note of….taking moments WITH,   some thing that matters.    She said

"Have you heard about glimmers?  They are the opposite of triggers.   A  glimmer is a tiny micro-moment of happiness,   a  sign of hope.  Once you begin to look for them,   they will start to appear everywhere."

micro-moment.     micro-moment.    her choice of word.     glimmers.      glimmers and micro-moment    and  they have stayed with me and have meaning.   All it takes is a micro-moment….it's enough…..to hold us.   Amidst it all.  Just a micro-moment.

i pass the  Aloe every day as i give water….give her water,  not every day,     

i take her for granted.    Remember,   i finally repotted Her maybe 2 months ago?   and found all those children of hers,  coiled in the pot? around her roots.     all crowded together but so Alive.   this Aloe,   Alz. B's   plant from her porch in Socorro NM…i took it when she died.  Didn't ask.   just took her.   and  because i did that,   when i loaded the Uhaul to come here, i put her in.   my thievery was at Cause.   Today i squated next to Her…she is perfect.  Not a single tiny blemish.  Perfect.   and now maybe almost 3 times as big as when i changed her pot.   Others have witherd this season.   She….flourished.    we are now even more related.

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  1. Marti Avatar
    Marti

    Thank you grace for sharing the Victoria Erickson quote: “Glimmers” is such a good word. It brought to mind my use of 2 words, sacred ordinaries. I often refer to sacred ordinaries as I go about my daily ritual of stepping outside, quieting myself, looking, listening, squatting down to touch, to taste the gifts of the land and holding a moment of gratitude for what is before me. It helps center me for whatever the day will present…
    Recently, “glimmer”, was brought to life when my husband spent time outdoors with his physical therapist Shirley.For the past two months, he has been having physical therapy, once a week, in our home, to help him regain his strength and learn to walk unaided, no walker or wheel chair. (As an aside, after two months, he is walking very well and will soon be discharged from physical therapy.)
    On the day that I am referring to, Shirley, his physical therapist, had him walking outside, on his own, but noticed that he kept looking down at his feet and not around him. She understood that he needed to feel safe and sure-footed. After a short time,she asked him to stop, look up, tell her what he saw and felt. At first he was baffled, asked her why but she said, Just hold yourself still and look. He looked at me then began to look around, noticing the birds in the apple tree, noticing that some apples had fallen to the ground. noticing that there were two more red blooms on the geranium. He carefully bent down to pick a basil leaf to taste. He commented on the wind that seemed to be picking up…Shirley just smiled. She said that in learning to walk unaided, it was important to be aware of everything in his surroundings but also said that when our senses are fully engaged, our bodies stand taller, straighter and we feel strength and healing.
    And what that tells me is that looking for glimmers, sacred ordinaries, is all part of making ourselves whole….

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  2. Yvette Avatar
    Yvette

    Beautiful!

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  3. joy in az Avatar
    joy in az

    I follow you on Facebook & enjoy the posts you share. Glimmers.. micro moments of happiness or clarity.. what a sweet & simple concept

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  4. dee Avatar
    dee

    I will take “micro glimmers” with me. This morning? Watching a bee feed in the recently blooming Japanese anemone; looking at the tree shadows on Ridge Ave; and, after a long time without, having a sharp pair of fabric scissors on the table

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  5. kirsten Avatar
    kirsten

    “micro glimmers” — a wonderful term to think about. i had one yesterday when i think about it– a hummingbird paused on the porch to feed from the petunias in the pot.
    what a magnificent aloe vera. my last one was quite large but i overwatered and lost it. perhaps time to get another one.

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  6. Deb Avatar
    Deb

    It’s been a long time, since I named my blog “Whiffs, Glimmers,and Left Oeuvres”. Hints. Things to pay attention to. To be aware of. Often the really good stuff will only flicker in the corners of your awareness. Catch a glimmer and hold it close.

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  7. grace Forrest Avatar
    grace Forrest

    Beauty Full, Marti….perfect example.
    i hope you commented to her

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  8. grace Forrest Avatar
    grace Forrest

    it is, isn’t it. sweet simple.
    i love that you are out there in that Facebook world…

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  9. grace Forrest Avatar
    grace Forrest

    these things…yes….and having words to name their
    presence

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  10. grace Forrest Avatar
    grace Forrest

    i wish you were here….i have those 7 little ones that are
    no longer little to give away
    i thought to just set them on the bench at the library

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  11. grace Forrest Avatar
    grace Forrest

    yes…flicker and disappear….unless we are on the look out

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  12. Nancy Avatar
    Nancy

    Thank you for sharing these words. I shall look for more glimmers and try to avoid the triggers.

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  13. Nancy Avatar
    Nancy

    I had one today, as I sat in my car after arriving at work…I watched a butterfly landing on the quite small leaves of a tree. Very filling for something so small and quick.

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  14. Nancy Avatar
    Nancy

    Such a great message Marti!

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