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Notice the Glimmers — Finding Light in the Life You’re Living Now · Unlocking The Paradigm Portal

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  Hey everybody, welcome back to unlocking the Paradigm Portal.
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  My name is Sarah, so if your life feels heavy right now, I
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  don't want you to fix it today. I know that sounds kind of ass
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  backwards compared to what I've been saying, right?
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  But instead we're going to try something different.
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  I want you to look for one small thing that feels warm, 1 moment
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  that makes your shoulders drop, or one thing that reminds you
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  you're still here and not just functioning, but alive inside
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  your life. Because even on the busiest
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  Monday, there are tiny flashes of light that most people miss.
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  And those are glimmers. And noticing them can change the
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  entire tone of your day without changing anything else.
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  So on this Monday morning, before the week picks up speed
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  and pulls you into responsibilities, I want to give
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  you something simple to carry with you today.
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  Notice the glimmers. So those glimmers are those tiny
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  moments that make your body soften instead of tense, like
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  sunlight on the floor or a hot shower, or when a song comes on
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  that you forgot you loved, or your pet just coming up and
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  leaning into you, just wanting to love on you.
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  It's the quiet relief of sitting down after rushing all morning.
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  And glimmers, they they aren't going to solve your problems,
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  but they do remind your nervous system that not everything hurts
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  at the same time, and they're small proof of warmth, and that
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  warmth can exist and calm and joy still exist right now.
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  Not someday, but right now, in this moment.
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  And noticing the glimmers is a beautiful way to practice being
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  present. So why does this matter on a
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  Monday specifically? Because I had a whole other plan
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  that I completely pitched and decided to do this.
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  Because Mondays tend to pull us into performance mode
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  immediately. It is schedules, it is
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  deadlines, it is expectations, it is everything that needs to
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  get handled and therefore your attention moves outward before
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  you even had a chance to arrive in your own day.
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  I mean, think about it like Sunday night.
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  Most people dread Sunday night. Why?
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  Because of Monday. This is why I have chosen for
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  the bulk of my adult life, I don't work on Mondays.
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  Yes, I do podcasting on Mondays, but that's for fun.
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  So yeah, your attention on Mondays is so distracted
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  externally. And those glimmers will bring
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  you back because they interrupt that autopilot mode that you're
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  running on. And they remind you that your
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  life isn't only something you manage, it's something you're
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  allowed to experience, especially in little small ways.
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  And so many people brush them off as insignificant, but
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  they're not because little moments add up.
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  So this makes me think of Unicorn energy.
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  And if you caught the deep dive I did yesterday, I brought up
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  talking towards the end about Unicorn energy and how all of us
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  are like a Unicorn in the sense that we are all very unique and
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  we have special traits about us and quirks and things that maybe
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  we've shunned or thought were just flat out weird.
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  But that's what makes you a freaking Unicorn.
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  So the glimmers will often point to those parts of you that are
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  still alive underneath the routine.
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  And the glimmers might help you recognize some of those traits
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  that you have, those unique beautiful things that are so
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  you. And it might bring up some
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  curiosity or your appreciation for beauty or your humor, your
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  imagination, your sensitivity, whatever it may be for you.
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  So noticing the glimmers will also help you notice something
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  about yourself. Because the things that make you
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  different, they aren't inconveniences, they're sources
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  of energy. So like a Unicorn standing in a
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  sunlit field. And yes, I'm fully aware
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  unicorns aren't real, but come on, let me Daydream for a little
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  bit. So like the Unicorn, that's why
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  I use the image that I did. They are unmistakable.
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  They are impossible to replicate and your uniqueness doesn't
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  disappear when life gets busy. It just waits for moments where
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  it can breathe, and glimmers are often where that happens first.
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  So just for today, you don't need a plan today.
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  Just notice one thing that feels peaceful.
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  Notice one thing that feels interesting.
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  Notice one thing that makes you feel a little more like
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  yourself. And that is enough.
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  You're not trying to transform your life before noon.
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  You're not going to get a trophy or earn a prize for being the
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  most accomplished human being. You're reminding your nervous
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  system that light is still present inside of it, even when
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  and especially when it feels darkest.
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  So if today feels heavy, start there.
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  Notice the small, warm moments. Follow the tiny sparks of
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  curiosity and comfort and relief and beauty.
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  They're not distractions from your life.
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  They are doorways back into it. So if this resonated, I would
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  love to hear what glimmers you noticed today.
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  So by all means, share them in the comments.
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  Shoot me an e-mail. Like, share, subscribe, do all
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  the things if you want to and take care of yourself this week
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  because I am so glad that you are here.
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  And I want to know who you are and what unique beauty you bring
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  into the world because you do. So I will be back Wednesday for
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  another episode. And in the meantime, Tuesday,
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  Thursday, Saturday, I have the Light in the Dark series at 9:00
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  PM. And then next Sunday we got
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  another deep dive and I'm not sure what that's going to look
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  like yet, but we'll find out. So have a beautiful, glimmering
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  Monday and I will talk to you again.