Some of us are mellower and more relaxed in the summer. Sunlight also invigorates us. We feel more hopeful and inspired. It is Summertime and the livin' is easy.

Winter, not so much. The crispness of a good September can all too soon mush to a gray on gray Winter of dismal dank and slush. Everything is gloomy and we would ideally retreat to a cozy cave and wait til the first Spring flowers bloom.

So, what to do? We have Summer realizations and inspirations that we can apply to help make our next Winter a little less dreary. One idea is to write a letter to our Winter selves. What would we, all sunny and reasonably carefree now, like to tell our future selves?

During the Winter do we drink more than we want to? Are we more isolated than is comfortable? Do we get less exercise but need more? Do we lose sight of some inspiration and motivation that once captured, helps tremendously?

These letters or videos or blog posts to our Winter selves could be in the form of a motivational pep talk, a friendly encouraging letter, a reminder that this too.... this season shall pass, maybe even a list of resolutions. Maybe a poem or song that really does it to us now could be saved for a Winter review.

Maybe someone can figure out how to capture warm golden sun light in a bottle, one that can be opened on the Winter night of most drear.