How to find magic in the everyday

There’s no need to rush ✨

A couple weeks ago, my lesson about how the life you want won’t schedule itself went unexpectedly viral. Which is great! It brought me lots of new readers (hello!) and, for the most part, everyone who read it seemed to get the message: it’s worth the effort to prioritize and make time for life outside of work, whether that’s a weekly dinner with friends or a simple lunch away from your desk.

I stand by that advice. But as the views keep ticking up, I find myself wanting to add caveats and addendums. To edit my words down until all I’m saying is: Do what works for you! And while I do feel that way, that’s not a particularly compelling post. It certainly wouldn’t get shared and quoted by hundreds of strangers.

Every month, as a small treat for paying subscribers, I share the recent glimmers I’ve experienced. For the uninitiated, glimmers are the opposite of triggers. While emotional triggers leave us feeling overwhelmed, angry, or sad, glimmers are micro-moments of safety that make us calm, happy, or even filled with awe.

I don’t know about you, but the past month (months!) has been packed with triggers. I can use all the glimmers I can get.

So this month, I thought about a different approach to sharing glimmers. Instead of simply listing them, I’m sharing how I actively seek out those everyday moments of calm and magic. As I reflected on all the caveats I wanted to add to that viral post, I realized this was the perfect place to put them.