WEBVTT - Look for the Glimmers

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<v Speaker 1>You found your way here to waking up with Ryan.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm so glad that you pushed play. This is the

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<v Speaker 1>place you and I come to wake up together. So

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<v Speaker 1>let's take a deep breath and begin. Good morning, my love.

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<v Speaker 1>I have this thing with my close friends that when

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<v Speaker 1>we ask each other, how are you doing? That we

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<v Speaker 1>actually tell each other the truth. So sometimes the answer is,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I feel good. I feel joyful. I feel successful.

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<v Speaker 1>I feel light, inspired. But sometimes the honest answer is

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<v Speaker 1>I feel sad or I feel lost or I feel

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<v Speaker 1>that kind of blue that just seems to want to

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<v Speaker 1>be here right now. And that's what I've been moving through.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what's been here with me lately. Some heaviness. And honestly,

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<v Speaker 1>I have no need to pretend otherwise. I'm remembering Nisargadatta

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<v Speaker 1>Maharaj in his book, I Am That. He describes that

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<v Speaker 1>life is like a river and it flows between two

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<v Speaker 1>banks and on one side of the river is the

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<v Speaker 1>bank of pain, and the other side of the river

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<v Speaker 1>is the bank of pleasure. And that life flows between

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<v Speaker 1>the two. And that that's not a problem. It's not

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<v Speaker 1>a problem to be experiencing chapters of pain in the

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<v Speaker 1>same way it's not a problem to be experiencing chapters

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<v Speaker 1>of pleasure. The problem is only when your mind refuses

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<v Speaker 1>to flow with life, refuses to be with the flow

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<v Speaker 1>and clings to a bank, right? Like wanting so badly

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<v Speaker 1>just to be in the pleasure and wanting to stay

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<v Speaker 1>on that side of the river or wanting so badly

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<v Speaker 1>for the pain to leave. And the teaching is to

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<v Speaker 1>stop fighting, stop spending so much energy which experience we're

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<v Speaker 1>having and actually let life move through us in the

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<v Speaker 1>most organic way. And so I share that because it's

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<v Speaker 1>okay that I, that you are in, or maybe you,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know where you're at right now, but that

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<v Speaker 1>you may also be in a chapter that feels hard

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<v Speaker 1>and that you have permission, just like I do, to

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<v Speaker 1>be exactly where you are. And when my dear friend, Emmanuel,

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<v Speaker 1>asked me how I was doing the other day, I

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<v Speaker 1>shared the truth. And she knows that I've been in

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<v Speaker 1>this chapter now for a little while. And what she

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<v Speaker 1>did was exactly right. She didn't try to fix me

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<v Speaker 1>or tell me to cheer up or look how good

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<v Speaker 1>your life is. She just understood with that kind of

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<v Speaker 1>like knowing nod of knowing what that feels like inside

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<v Speaker 1>of herself. And then with so much love, she reminded

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<v Speaker 1>me of something really simple. She said that even in

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<v Speaker 1>the dark, there are glimmers and reminded me to look

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<v Speaker 1>for the glimmers. And so I asked her to send

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<v Speaker 1>me a voice note to share with you about the glimmers.

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<v Speaker 1>Here it is.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, when you're in a funk, or in a depression,

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<v Speaker 2>or just not having a good day, the thing about

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<v Speaker 2>glimmers is that it just forces you to open your

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<v Speaker 2>eyes to the like immediate present, meaning a glimmer. A

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<v Speaker 2>glimmer can be suddenly noticing how the sun is piercing

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<v Speaker 2>through the clouds and just making a cool sun ray,

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<v Speaker 2>or like having a bite of your most delicious sandwich

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<v Speaker 2>and really appreciating it or a sweet little text message

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<v Speaker 2>that makes you smile and you just are like noticing

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<v Speaker 2>like all those little glimmers and I and I find

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<v Speaker 2>that it doesn't negate everything that's going on but as

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<v Speaker 2>I guess the law of the universe is that the

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<v Speaker 2>more that you notice them the more they happen and

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<v Speaker 2>And suddenly, I don't know, maybe things don't feel quite

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<v Speaker 2>as heavy. It's these, like, magical little occurrences, you know?

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sitting outside, sipping my coffee, groggy, tired, not in

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<v Speaker 2>the best mood. And suddenly, I just see a little hummingbird.

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<v Speaker 2>And it just, like, wakes me up to, like, the present. So, yeah, glimmers.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's great to look for those glimmers every day.

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<v Speaker 2>Every day. Because they're surrounding us all the time. That's it, baby.

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<v Speaker 1>I love you. And so that's what I want us

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<v Speaker 1>to do today. To look for the glimmers. And just

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<v Speaker 1>like Emmanuel says, it's not that it makes the heaviness

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<v Speaker 1>go away. But there is something to, even when you're

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<v Speaker 1>feeling heavy or dark, there's something to lifting your mind

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<v Speaker 1>to also notice the glimmers of light that are always here.

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<v Speaker 1>So let's prepare ourselves to do that today. And thank you, Emmanuel,

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<v Speaker 1>for sending us that voice note. So let's take a

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<v Speaker 1>few deep breaths. And let it go. And even here now,

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<v Speaker 1>are there any glimmers that you can notice? Opening yourself

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<v Speaker 1>to remember the ways that life pours light into your life.

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<v Speaker 1>Remembering that these are ways that light pierces through darkness

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<v Speaker 1>and Like a friend guiding you through any dark clouds

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<v Speaker 1>that seem to surround you. Remembering that the sun still

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<v Speaker 1>shines even when you can't see it. But you can

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<v Speaker 1>notice the moments that a sun ray shines through the clouds.

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<v Speaker 1>There it is. No matter how dark it gets, there

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<v Speaker 1>are still glimmers that you can train your mind, your train,

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<v Speaker 1>your eyes to see. And if this feels hard for you,

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<v Speaker 1>or this feels far for you right now, maybe just

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<v Speaker 1>saying to yourself, I'm willing to see the glimmers. As

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<v Speaker 1>I go into the rest of the day, I am

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<v Speaker 1>willing to open my eyes to see the glimmers. There

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<v Speaker 1>is light everywhere. In fact, light is what holds everything,

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<v Speaker 1>even the dark. Without the light, there could be no life.

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<v Speaker 1>and without life there can be no chapters of darkness

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<v Speaker 1>and so it is this light it is this love

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<v Speaker 1>that holds everything look for the glimmers Remember the light,

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<v Speaker 1>even when it doesn't seem to be so visible. Let's

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<v Speaker 1>take a deep breath here. And let it go. And

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<v Speaker 1>as you're ready, blinking your eyes open, I hope that

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<v Speaker 1>this podcast is really a glimmer in your life. And

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<v Speaker 1>I want you to know that you are a glimmer

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<v Speaker 1>in mine. While sitting here, I actually got quite emotional.

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<v Speaker 1>Because as I started the meditation to talk about the glimmers,

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<v Speaker 1>the first thing that rushed in as a glimmer was you.

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<v Speaker 1>The fact that we are in this together. And... That

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<v Speaker 1>just brings so much love into my heart. So I'm

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<v Speaker 1>loving you from here. One quick thing before you go.

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<v Speaker 1>Right now, thousands of us are listening to this show.

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<v Speaker 1>Waking up together every morning... And you're one of us.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you for being here. See you tomorrow.