November 2025 Light Amidst Darkness

The first week in November is shaped by Halloween hangovers and abbreviated days exacerbated by election stress. 

The leaves start falling faster and faster while the birds are migrating as if their lives depended on it. 

Winter coats come out of hiding while toes reluctantly go into hiding.

You can no longer deny that Thanksgiving is 21 days away, Hanukkah is 30 days away, and Christmas is 49 days away. 

Government as well as private employer shut downs have intensified financial, nutritional, and health care insecurities, while food costs are rising faster than the moon.  

I guess this is why tonight's light show as the sun was setting before it was even 5 pm was breathtakingly magnificent. Our eyes were directed to the heavens for light and hope.