Summary: Look for GLIMMERS. A glimmer is not a glittery “everything happens for a reason” slogan. A glimmer is real. It’s a small moment of safety, connection, or meaning that your nervous system recognizes as light, even if your mind is still spinning. Sometimes glimmers are dramatic. Most of the time, they’re quiet. Here is what to look for and cherish on this special holiday.
Dear All,
Here are some thoughts for remembering Christmas all year long:
A kid’s laugh from another room.
The way your dog leans against your leg like you matter.
The smell of cinnamon.
A text you didn’t expect: Thinking of you today.
The first sip of coffee when the house is still.
A memory that makes you smile instead of ache, just for a second.
A stranger holding the door.
A familiar song that softens your shoulders.
GLIMMERS Are Not “Little Things.” They Are Signals.
Your body is constantly scanning: Am I safe? Am I seen? Do I belong?
A glimmer is your system whispering, Yes. Right here. Even now.
And here’s why this matters, especially today:
When we don’t notice glimmers, we default to patterns.
The GLIMMERS Reset (10 seconds, no special equipment required)
So if you feel yourself getting pulled into a familiar loop today, pause for ten seconds and try this:
- Breathe out longer than you breathe in. (Just once)
- Name one glimmer. Out loud or silently: “This is a glimmer.”
- Let your body register it. Drop your shoulders. Unclench your jaw. Feel your feet.
That’s it.
This is how we retrain the nervous system: not through big speeches, but through tiny moments of truth.
And if today is hard, if you’re in grief, or conflict, or deep loneliness, let me offer you a different kind of glimmer: the fact that you are still capable of noticing anything good at all.
That’s resilience. It is love still moving through you. That’s the light getting in.
Christmas doesn’t require perfection. It requires presence.
So here’s my wish for you today:
May you stop trying to manage everyone else’s emotions.
Please refuse the old pattern that says you must earn belonging.
Also, may you permit yourself to be real.
And may you collect glimmers like breadcrumbs, small proofs that you’re not alone, even when it feels like you are.
Because Glimmers Are Not Fluff
They are the nervous system’s way of saying:
There is still warmth here. There is still a connection here. There is still life here.
Merry Christmas, dear ones.
And if all you can do today is breathe and notice one small glimmer…
that’s enough.
To your success,
Sylvia Lafair
PS. Want a complimentary session to get you ready for the New Year? Send an email to sylvia@ceoptions.com, and I will connect you with one of our coaches.
