{"id":1938,"date":"2019-01-16T09:03:10","date_gmt":"2019-01-16T15:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/?p=1938"},"modified":"2019-05-17T15:06:51","modified_gmt":"2019-05-17T20:06:51","slug":"the-power-of-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/2019\/01\/16\/the-power-of-light\/","title":{"rendered":"The Power of Light &#8211; Light Series Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/The-Power-of-Light.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1939 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/The-Power-of-Light-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/The-Power-of-Light-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/The-Power-of-Light-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/The-Power-of-Light-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/The-Power-of-Light-624x468.jpg 624w, https:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/The-Power-of-Light.jpg 1430w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a>Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a common malady, especially in a place like Wisconsin, where I live and practice medicine. In Wisconsin wintertime the days are short and often overcast. This lack of light can change a person\u2019s brain chemistry and cause them to feel depressed.<\/p>\n<h1>What helps?<\/h1>\n<p>One of the most effective treatments for SAD is light.\u00a0 Believe it or not, just sitting under a special light for 30 minutes every morning can help balance out that altered brain chemistry.<\/p>\n<p>While only some people experience SAD, all of us are prone to Spiritual Seasonal Affective Disorder. The darkness of pain or loss\u2014or just the stress of everyday life&#8211;can gradually pull us down into a pit of despair or hopelessness that drains us of energy and suffocates our joy.<\/p>\n<p>One of the best ways to prevent this SSAD, and to treat it when you have it, is to spend time with God at the beginning of each day. 1 John 1:5 says \u201cGod is light, and in Him is no darkness at all.\u201d When we spend time with Him, we are sitting under the brightest light in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Are you suffering from SSAD? Or do you want to prevent it? Make a plan. And then follow the plan. Spend at least 30 minutes every morning sitting in the God\u2019s bright presence. When you do this consistently, you will find that gradually your perspective&#8211; and your joy&#8211; is restored.<\/p>\n<p><em>What is your favorite way to experience God\u2019s presence in the morning?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a common malady, especially in a place like Wisconsin, where I live and practice medicine. In Wisconsin wintertime the days are short and often overcast. This lack of light can change a person\u2019s brain chemistry and cause them to feel depressed. What helps? 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