The Importance of Savoring
Glass half-full or half-empty?
I’m gonna be real with you. I’m a half-empty kind of person.
Not because I’m negative. Because I’m wired to spot what might go wrong before it actually does.
Call it realist. Call it prepared. Call it “mom with a backup plan for the backup plan.”
That’s me.
So yeah, I used to envy people who seem to float through life in full sunshine mode.
How do they do that?!?
Then I learned something that changed everything:
You don’t have to be an optimist to train your brain to notice the good.
It’s not toxic positivity.
It’s science.
It’s called savoring—and it’s just as important as coping when life gets hard.
Most of us can rattle off our go-to coping strategies:
But when I ask clients:
“How do you savor the good in your life?”
…crickets.
Here’s the shift:
Start noticing the small stuff. I call them Cupcake Moments.
That deep exhale after a hard task
A text that made you smile
The smell of coffee, or a kid saying “that was fun” after dinner
Savoring builds resilience before you need it.
It balances out the glass-half-empty wiring. It’s not about pretending—it’s about presence.
So tell me in the comments:
What’s one Cupcake Moment you’ve had today?
As always, I love hearing from you—feel free to reply and share your favorite Cupcake Moment this week!
With warmth,
Julie
Charleston Friends
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