We have these secondary lights in our living room, small lights that only add illumination to very limited areas. However, when we turned them on last night, I noticed a significant improvement in our evening.
People brush the idea off, but light really does play a huge factor in our emotional well being during the winter. Maybe that stems from generations of people who kept warm by firelight. Maybe not having enough light makes us start to panic because our bodies associate it with warmth. This is more than just the benefits we get from the sun because people find happiness and contentment in flickering candlelight or twinkling Christmas lights.
One lamp in our living room adds brightness behind the TV. It made a vast difference in that corner, one that improved things for both of us. We forgot to turn it on tonight, but I hope we do so in the future. It could help keep the winter blues away.
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