Sprucing up our Connections
A good friend of mine calls the above types of connections Glimmers.
I wonder where you experience glimmers? I am quite certain that not a day goes by when I am in public that I haven’t been involved in an accidental meeting with someone, or several someones. Just ask my husband…there isn’t an elevator – or a store checkout counter – where I have not reached out to a stranger for that very short glimmer of friendship.
You don’t have to bug the heck out of someone to make a connection, wherein they are frantically trying to get away from you. All that is needed is a smile, a kind word, a compliment about their sparkly boots – which occurred last year in a medical facility elevator – or even just wishing a stranger a positive day of sorts.
Give it a try. You just might have made that stranger’s day with that accidental meeting’s mini conversation.
And may I add, I hope someone does the same for you someday soon that will make you feel better than you did just moments before.
AND TRUST ME, THAT’S NO ACCIDENT.
Living: the ultimate team sport 
January 19, 2026 at 7:58 am
I love this post about glimmers. Like you, I practice glimmers also. As you say, a smile, noticing sparkly boots, or wishing someone a good day may just make someone’s day and it could bring you joy as well.
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January 19, 2026 at 8:01 am
Most definitely! I thrive on these glimmers.
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