The days get darker earlier and earlier--but there's some good in everything, right? I just had my 'afternoon walk' and it was completely dark. So I got to experience one of those typical scenes in Christmas scenes in movies in which a character drives or walks through a neighborhood and sees the different decorations and each house's Christmas tree in the window. You know, à la Tim Allen on his way home after braving the "traffic" in The Santa Clause. Or Jimmy Stewart admiring the small town beauty of Bedford Falls in It's A Wonderful Life. It was peaceful and enabled me to clear my head a bit ( the cold air helped in that regard quite a bit). Much like everyone else, I can't stop reflecting on this year. It's been hard for everybody, and one way or another, different. It's given us an opportunity to glimpse what was the status quo, and we now have the opportunity to change it. We also have tangible evidence that the world is truly beautiful. We long for its natural beauty from being stuck inside for so long. And 2020 has shown that most people are good. Most people do the right thing, and will step up for others. We see that with our selfless healthcare workers, our educators, and everyone working essential jobs. We have much to be grateful for, much to be eager to return to, and much to want to improve. It's a big beautiful amazing world out there; if you need a reminder, take a walk.