A Season of Light

In my part of the world, we're headed toward the darkest days of winter. This season in particular I'm noticing the importance light holds for me. The word light has been ubiquitous these past few weeks. I keep hearing it mentioned in a variety of settings, in what seems like more instances than ever before.

This "sudden" frequency of something that has, in reality, been a commonplace occurrence all along is called the frequency illusion (or the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon, if you want to read more about it).

Maybe I never noticed the frequent mentioning of the element of light because I hadn't felt such a need for it in my life. Now I feel that need, and I've grown more aware of hearing and reading the word. I'm more attuned to the recurrences.

Or it could also be that others are yearning for more light in their lives as well. And perhaps we really are all discussing it more often because together we're seeking that which reaches deep into our souls and spreads far across our communities.