Hello everyone, I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas. Mine was good. My family comes to my house. I managed to cook the meal without burning the meat or leaving huge lumps in the potatoes. I didn’t get much writing done over the holidays but, I expected that. I never do.
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But enough about that. Today, I was going to talk about New Year’s Resolutions, but I decided that topic was a little boring. I mean we all make these fantastic goals to eat heathier and work out and spend more time with our kids, yada, yada, yada. Then usually by the second week of February we’re back to binge watching Netflix instead of going to the gym and eating a bag of potato chips while we do it.
I have come to the conclusion that the reason for this behavior is because it’s winter and we’re supposed to hibernate in the winter just like the bears and other woodland creatures. I know I’ve touched on this before, but I believe there is some truth to this.
So, to support this theory, I asked ChatGPT.com and came up with an interesting answer. Humans didn’t hibernate like bears. I stand corrected. But we did slow down during the winter months. It’s called seasonal dormancy where humans slept between ten and twelve hours a day and stayed in their caves and shelters for extended periods of time. There was also less travel and social activity during the winter months.
Why am I expounding on this topic? To let you know it’s normal to slow down during the winter months. It’s in our genes. It’s one of the normal rhythms of life. Don’t beat yourself up about it. Accept it and enjoy sitting by the fire and reading. I know I’m going to.
Thanks for stopping by and reading my post. What are you going to do during this seasonal dormancy? Read or binge watch Netflix? What shows are you going to watch? Leave a comment! I’d love to hear from you!
