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Don’t be S.A.D. · Brain Spa

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The days get shorter, the light fades faster, and if you're not
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careful, your energy can fade away right along with it.
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Seasonal affective disorder is real, but the truth is the sun
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outside doesn't control the light inside.
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You are your own sensor. There is a Yoruba proverb that
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says no matter how long the night, the day will still break.
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Let's go deep. When the season changes, your
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body and mind notice the air feels heavier, your mood dips
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lower and things that used to excite you feel distant.
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That's not weakness, that's rhythm.
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Even the earth takes time to rest before it blooms again.
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But here's the shift. You don't have to let the season
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define your state. You can create warmth in cold
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places. You can generate light when the
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world goes. Then you can nurture your joy
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until it burns bright again. That might mean opening your
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blondes early or playing the music that lifts your mood,
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getting outside even if it's cold, or reaching out to someone
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instead of isolating. You are not at the mercy of the
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season. You are the medicine with it.
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Remember this, your joy is not seasonal, it's spiritual, and
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the light in you was never meant to go do it.
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And here's today's reflection moment.
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Ask yourself this today. What practice has helped me feel
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alive when everything feels dark?
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How can I turn up my internal light before the outside light
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returns? And here's today's declaration.
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Repeat this after me. My joy is not seasoned.
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I am the light I've been waiting for.
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Darkness doesn't define me, it refines me.
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I will not be sad. I will shine.
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And here's today's prayer. God, thank you for being the
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steady warmth within us. When the days grow shorter and
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the nights grow long, help us remember that our light is
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internal and not bothered. Restore our energy, renew our
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peace, and reignite our joy. Let every shadow remind us that
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the sun always returns and so do we.
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Thank you for always making sure that we are prosperous and all
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that we do and we ask that you continue to make sure that we
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are whole and complete with nothing missing, broken or
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lacking. Thank you for covering our loved
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ones and everyone who is mean, dear to our heart beyond you for
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all these things. And it's in the matchless name
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of Jesus the Christ of King we do play.
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Amen. God bless y'all.
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I love you and I hope you have a fantastic day today, y'all.
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Take care. One last stop.
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The season might change, but your life doesn't.
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Don't let the weather decide your work.
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You are your own sunshine.