Glimmers

Safe to say that life is feeling uncertain in many aspects at the moment. I have already admitted to my tendency to doom scroll my way through the day, and currently I seem to have to peep through my fingers when I check the news and temperament of commentators.

So I have been looking for glimmers, like sunshine casting a dappled glow through a dense forest canopy. Shafts of light penetrating gloom to reveal small blades of grass, or delicate wildflowers which would otherwise go unnoticed.

On a personal level too life has been full of upheaval, uncertainty and sadness. It is so easy to be consumed by all of this, and the feeling of being powerless in the face of the decisions of others is immense. It can seem trite to focus on seemingly inconsequential details of a tablecloth, or whether to serve chicken or lamb for a meal. 

Here’s my take, yours, of course may be different. By focussing on very small moments of beauty, of taking some care over some aspect of my life in even such a very small way I am reclaiming a little bit of agency and I feel somewhat calmer, in control.

I may not be able to change world politics, but in my little part of the planet, I can choose to notice the sun shining through my crystal candlesticks, the rainbows dancing on the walls. I choose to put flowers on my table because they bring colour and I like them. In the face of it all, I choose joy, no matter how inconsequential it may appear to others.

I do hope that you too can find joy in your life, no matter how seemingly small it may seem. Moments of joy, strung together like pearls on a string can create something beautiful and worth protecting and treasuring.