A Field of Daizy's

How to face a gray day

Once again, it is a dreary morning. There is not one speck of sunlight. Oh, it isn't dark as night, but everything has a gray hue to it. My brother has what is called Seasonal Affective Disorder. His body has a hard time producing meletonin, which we get from the sun. So when it is gray like this and in winter, he gets sad, depressed, melancholy and has a hard time making himself get around to do much of anything. He has to overcome the urge to just hibernate. Going to work is a huge chore. He takes supplemental melatonin and has a sun lamp, but it doesn't replace the real thing. We've all felt the effects of 'gray' days.

When I don't allow myself to get my daily dose of Jesus's 'light' in my life every day, I become like my brother with his lack of melatonin. I want to hibernate away from the world. Facing the world is a chore. Doing what God had intended goes by the wayside. There is no joy in my life. It is the light of Jesus in my life that gives me purpose for each day. Life may still be hard, but I can face it with joy!!