I was just looking at the calendar and was surprised to find that we’re almost through the darkest part of the year (Winter Solstice is less than a week away) and the darkness hasn’t bothered me at all this fall and winter. I think it’s probably a combination of a lot of things, including my mom’s visit, the fact that I have several projects keeping me busy, and that I’ve been seeing friends fairly regularly. I’ve been putting a lot of effort into the holidays this year, too, and that’s keeping me occupied. I’m sure it’s also significant that I’ve been taking Zoloft for a couple of months now and feeling uncharacteristically even-tempered. I would guess that the late onset of winter and the marked lack of snow has done its part to keep me feeling good as well. Typing up this list of good things has just made me realize that I’m in one of those rare periods of life when everything is going my way. Time for a little more reflection about that, I think, and perhaps for a prayer of thanks, too.