Learned about something called a "glimmer" recently. It's the opposite of a trigger. A tiny moment that makes you feel good. Coffee hitting right. Sun on your face. Your dog losing its mind when you walk in the door. Most of us are trained to scan for threats all day. Flip that. Start scanning for glimmers. Same exact life starts feeling completely different.
some people are traumatized in the way that makes you really serious and sensitive all the time and some people are traumatized in the way that makes you constantly make fucked up jokes and have really thick skin and these two groups fucking hate each other
THE WORST THING YOU CAN DO IS LET THIS WORLD STEAL YOUR WHIMSY. PROTECT YOUR WHIMSY AT ALL COST. DONโT LET THESE JOYLESS MOTHERFUCKERS STEAL YOUR MAGIC.
Ever wonder why some people are perfectly content staying home for days (or weeks) while others start climbing the walls?
This woman breaks down 9 fascinating psychological reasons why true homebodies genuinely love being at home: they crave quiet and calm over chaos, they have a rich inner world full of hobbies and passions, they value deep quality connections instead of surface-level small talk, theyโre comfortable sitting with their own thoughts, they love controlling their environment, theyโre more observant when they do go out, they protect and conserve their energyโฆ and so much more.
This is me 100% โ anyone else out there like this? Or are you the type who needs to be out and about to feel alive?