What was a glimmer in your day
Someone on this sub once shared with me the concept of "glimmers," which they described as the opposite of triggers. I liked the idea; small beautiful moments that stay with you and remind you of beauty, love, and hope: the things we stay alive for. What's a glimmer you've recently experienced?
Last week I had a major glimmer, and I know it's probably a symptom of magical thinking, but I'm a fan of magical realism so logic be damned lol
I had three interviews with three different companies last week after getting laid off from my job 6 months ago. The first company rejected me by Wednesday, so that left the second and third company. One company was fully remote and more within my skillset while the other company was three days in office and it was in the tobacco industry which felt ego-dystonic to me, but there was so much competition for the remote job that I truly didn't think I would get it.
Even though I did well in the tobacco interview, I felt like I was walking into the lion's den because three out of the four people who interviewed me (a latina who absolutely cannot pass for white lol) were Republican white men who had all been with the company for their entite careers and there were so many red flags in the interview because they were all bootlicking the company and ass kissing the all white executive board that wasn't even on the call. I can only imagine the corporate politics I would've had to put up with.
By Thursday I felt so hopeless. I knew I'd have to take the tobacco job if it was offered because my savings was running out. I decided to try to outwalk my anxiety and went for a stroll in the oldest cemetery in my city (I know it's weird, but it's 10 minutes away from me and I wouldn't have to socialize 😅).
On my walk, I saw a beautiful and unique tree. I don't know why, but it reminded me of the Patsy Cline song "Walking After Midnight," because of the line "I stop to see a weeping willow, crying on his pillow, maybe he's crying for me." Then I remembered a trailer for a horror movie where someone made a wish on the branch of a willow tree (the movie is called Obsession, lol I saw it this week and it was super good). So, as crazy as it sounds (lol alexa play Crazy by Patsy Cline), I made a wish on the tree; for the remote job I interviewed for.
I didn't think my wish would come true... but an hour later, when I finished my walk and got into my car at the cemetery parking lot, I saw I had one missed call. It was the remote job asking me to call them back because they wanted to extend an offer! I called them back and the salary they offered was near the higher end of the range (and 45% more than I was making at my last job). I couldn't believe it, my wish on a tree came true and I start my new job on 6/01.
So, I wanted to know, what was a glimmer you recently experienced? It doesn't have to be as magical as mine, but just something that felt like a glimmer to you 💖
Also I'm including a picture of what I now call my wishing tree 🥰