the bright side.

Your windows just got a remodel.

Your sky just got brighter.

It can be a cloudy day, but no longer gloomy.

This is a a big deal.

It’s a sunless Monday and here’s what one of my north-side windows has to say about it:

Hear the bells tolling???

Thank you white snow for catching the light and bouncing it into my home. It is a pleasure to have you.

I am one who takes in the scene, and if it is lifeless—I start to go down, if it is energizing—up I go. This can be a pain. I have literally on a low-mood day had to go out of my way to avoid walking through certain stores to get to a destination. (No offense Sears clothing department.)

I have begged and pleaded for a window on the west wall in my family room. Or even just a hole in the wall—not asking for much.

Then there it is today, in the air filling the room, with no remodeling required – I’ve got snowlight.

Yes, the grass is greeener on the other side.

But there is a bright side.

And that’s what I am looking at for today.

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