An antidote to seasonal depression

In no particular order, try:

  • A brisk walk in the outdoors, maybe after dark in the snow on a clear night, or early morning. Look up.
  • The smell of baking sugar cookies
  • Peeling clementines.
  • Broken concolor fir needles held close to the nose and examined
  • Blowing out a beeswax candle and watching the smoke
  • The sound of wood crackling on the nearest available hearth. Perhaps a woodstove.
  • A string of Christmas lights, or that one specific kind of reindeer decorations
  • A handwritten note to a loved one
  • Chocolate covered almonds with coconut flakes and sea salt. Or chex mix baked in the oven
  • Raw snicklerdoodle dough rolled in sugar and cinnamon
  • Three big spoonfuls of honey, two cups of water, the juice from three lemons, and three shots of brandy in a saucepan until hot. Makes two full mugs.

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