A Small Sparkly Moment (On Receiving One Little Thing)

Some days feel very full.

Messages. Plans. Feelings.
People needing things.
You holding a lot.

If you’re someone who supports others for a living, it can be easy to forget that you’re also allowed to receive. Not in a big dramatic way,  just in small, ordinary moments that land in your body for a second.

This is a story about one of those moments.

The Sparkly Rock

Picture this:

Walking.
Just walking.

Feet scuffing the ground.
Mind somewhere else.

Then...
something shiny.

Everything stops.

A rock.
A small one.
But sparkly.

You picked up.

Cool in a small hand.
A little heavy.
The sparkly part flashes when it turns.

The world gets smaller.
Just hand and rock.

Fingers curl all the way around it.
Thumb rubs the sparkly spot again.
Shoulders sink down a little, like they’re resting.

For a moment,
the rock feels like a tiny present.
Like it’s quietly saying,
“Here. This is for you.”

No big plan for it.
No need to explain it.

Just standing there,
letting this bright little thing
be here and be kept.

That’s receiving.

Not a huge life change.
Not a big decision.

Just something small arriving
and the body saying yes.

Why These Small Things Matter

Most of us were taught to notice what needs fixing, what needs doing, what needs holding up for other people.

We weren’t always taught how to:

• let a good moment last for one more breath

• let appreciation land

• let our own nervous system have something that feels “for me”

   

   

For people who hold space, coaches, yoga teachers, reiki practitioners, therapists, caregivers, friends, it’s easy to live on output mode.

Receiving doesn’t cancel that.
It just gives the system somewhere soft to land for a second.

A bit of light on the wall.
A warm mug in your hands.
A quiet five minutes.
A sparkly rock.

Small things, yes.
But real.

Here’s a very simple way to play with this in real life.

The “Sparkly Rock” Receiving Moment

✨ 3-Step Sparkly Rock Moment

1. Let your hands rest like they’re ready for a surprise.
They don’t have to actually hold anything. Just soften them. Unclench. Let them be open for a moment.

2. Look around and let one small thing “pop out” at you.
It might be:

• a bit of light on the floor

• a color

• a leaf

• a corner of the room

• a pattern on the wall

Nothing fancy. Just something that feels a little bit “for you” when you notice it.

3. For one slow breath, let it feel like a gift.
Stay with that one thing for a breath:

• let your eyes rest on it, or

• let a hand touch it gently

As if it’s saying,
“Here. This is for you.”

Then you’re done.

That one breath counts.
That one small moment counts as receiving.

You don’t have to stretch it longer than feels natural.
You don’t have to turn it into a habit tracker.

Just a simple “yes” in your body, right now.

For People Who Usually Hold Space for Others

If you’re someone who:

• listens for a living

• teaches, guides, or holds space

• tends to be “the steady one”

…these kinds of moments can be quietly powerful.

They don’t ask anything of you.
They don’t make you more “productive.”
They don’t require you to open up or share.

They just let your system:

• soften for a second

• have something that belongs to you

• remember what it feels like to receive, not just give

That’s enough.

And If it feels good to linger with this for a moment, here’s a short audio you can listen to.

It’s called Quiet Remembering it’s a soft place to settle, notice what’s here, and let yourself receive a little.

You can download it here

A Small Thank-You

If you’re reading this, thank you for being here.

Thank you for the work you do in the world.

I’m grateful you’re on this path.

And if, at any point today, a little “sparkly rock” moment shows up, a small, bright thing that feels a bit like a gift, I hope it gets to stay with you for one extra breath.

You’re allowed to receive it.