Look out the window. It's 8:30 and it's dark. It's been dark for hours.
And it's cold. Not actually that cold, but it's cold and getting colder and soon it will be very cold again.
It's New England, and it's winter. It supposed to be like this. We didn't move south to play in the hot humid. We stay here and watch the sun disappear behind the slate gray clouds. Then we go to bed under thick down comforters.
There is a condition called SAD, seasonal affective disorder. But, in 99.97% ( a rough estimate) of the time it's not a condition, it's reality. The dark affects people. It's so primitive, so visceral, it's a great thing.
Feel it.
Don't be afraid of you emotions. They are here to protect you. They tell you instantly what to like and what to fear. They have been wired into us over hundreds of thousands of years. Trust them. Don't try to hide from them or chase them away.
It's dark and it's cold. It's uncomfortable. It's even a little scary.
Have a little rum and go to bed with someone you love.
Make the winter work for you.
5 comments:
Great advice.
Super. Brought a tear to my eye, actually.
You have a way with words.
Love it...
You nailed it, once again.
Happy Monday.
:)
Tell me about it.
I'd even get SAD in Florida. Of course it would only last about two weeks, but still...
Good prescription, by the way. :D
what if you don't have someone you love to go to bed with?
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