It Is No Longer Dark

The year 2020 is certain to become part of the history books here in the United States. Like the Spanish flu of 1918 or the riots, protests, and assassinations of 1968. I think most of us living in the U.S. would agree that the year was pretty dark.

I began working from home on April 2, 2020. While there were early messages of hope for returning to campus it became clear that the new academic year would be different. It was under this landscape that I decided to create and maintain a routine.

When the daylight hours became shorter, and we changed our clocks at the end of Day Light Savings Time, I began to turn lights on in my house every afternoon. This is usually around 4:30 p.m. It has become part of my routine.

It is now January 2021. A new year. I am beginning to see, once again, signs of hope.

It is no longer dark at 4:30.

National Geographic

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