I’ve noticed a strange pattern in a number of heartfelt conversations over the past several months. The pattern goes something like this:
Friend: [starting to tell me about a personal tragedy and how it affected them]
As I write this on December 22nd, I’m fully aware that the winter solstice has just passed, that each day will carry a bit more light until we reach the longest day of the year on June 20th. Yet as I was doing a bit of research just now, I was surprised to se...
