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Today is the first day of Winter and in case you're wondering why you may be feeling anxiety, fatigue, irritability, or lack of motivation you may be experiencing what they call SAD.(Seasonal Affective Disorder)

According to Brian Amaral author of NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, the winter solstice has arrived, and that means that starting tomorrow, those brief moments of sunshine that descend on us all will last a little bit longer than they did today. We just have to get through today, and that should be easy, because the daytime will only last nine hours, 15 minutes and 13 seconds.

Sunrise is at 7:17 a.m., with sunset at a stunning 4:32 p.m.

The winter solstice is supposedly marked every year by pagan celebrations, most famously at Stonehenge, in England.

As pagan author T. Thorn Coyle wrote in an essay on the Huffington Post: "In the Northern hemisphere, friends gather to celebrate the longest night. We may light candles, or dance around bonfires. We may share festive meals, or sing, or pray. Some of us tell stories and keep vigil as a way of making certain that the sun will rise again. Something in us needs to know that at the end of the longest night, there will be light."

Today also marks the "official" start of winter, even if it represents a glimmer of hope for those who cherish the sun.For many people, the lack of sunlight can bring on major depression, called seasonal affective disorder.

SAD can be treated by artificial sunlight, but that doesn't always work, according to the National Institutes of Health.

For some an alcoholic analgize is the solution,

For others anti-depressants help,

Around this season we should all have a little cognitive competence,

Show some control

Don't fill our bodies with pollution

and that includes myself :)

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Cogent advice.

Thank you for the follow and another word to add to my vocabulary :)

lol. What can I say, I'm a writer and professional editor. ;-)

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