Are You Living in Micro Moments? By Pennie Hunt

Recently, I was traveling and found myself in a hotel where a skin care company was holding a conference. I stepped into the hotel elevator, and a couple squeezed in just before the door closed. Ten seconds into the ride, the woman said to me,
“I can help you with those bags under your eyes.”

She then handed me her business card.

Ouch! The door opened and I exited without responding to her. Now I do realize, when I am over-tired, I can carry around undereye puffiness. I am always open to trying new products for this, but her sales delivery during a 30-second elevator ride was not going to win my interest or business.

In that micro moment, her comment clouded my entire day. I felt self-conscious. ​I looked in every mirror that I passed to see if my eyes looked that bad. I battled all the unkind thoughts I was thinking about her. I fixated on that one negative micro moment. I allowed it to take away my joy.

Our lives are made up of micro moments.​ Seconds that add up to minutes that add up to hours, days, years, and a lifetime. Most of the time, we are looking at the big picture of our lives. Are we successful in our job? Are we fulfilled in our retirement? Are we happy with our relationship?

When we look at it in this broad spectrum, we miss the micro moments. Let’s bring it down to that level. The moment a stranger smiles at you. The moment of finding a lost $20 in the pocket of an old sweatshirt. The unexpected phone call from a friend. The first snowflake of winter or the first sign of a tulip in the spring. These micro moments of joy can become lost in the bustle of our lives. We walk right by them on our way to building that big picture of our life.

But wait, we notice the negative micro moments. These snippets of time can instantly deflate our mood and lodge in our mind, ruining our entire day. The burn of a curt email. The car that cut in front of you on the way to work. The computer glitches when the internet temporarily goes out just as you are ready to send an email. And yes, an off-hand comment in an elevator that hits as a criticism.

These small negative moments are often magnified in our minds, creating a much larger impact than they deserve and spirals us into the darkness of negativity. A negative moment holds a much stronger emotional meaning to us than a joyful one. It becomes personal.

To get life back in balance, we need to give more meaning, more attention, and more power to the micro-moments of joy. The glimmers of happiness that happen all around us. The fleeting bursts of positivity add texture to our days.

We need to flip our attention from the negative moments and be mindful of the positive moments. We need to reframe our perspective and reframe our thinking to search out the micro moments of joy. When you are looking for the small moments of joy, you will find them, and the negative micro moments will not matter.
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                                                         Pennie’s Life Lesson:
                               Shift your focus from negative moments to the
                        small moments of joy that truly shape your happiness. 
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