Guest Post: As The Nights Grow Darker

Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer
2 min readNov 12, 2021

A Moving Reflection by Alison A. Lobron

Photo by Benjamin Voros on Unsplash

As the nights grow darker, I can look inside for the light. When things are easy, you don’t have to work hard to find the wonder and joy in the world. As the nights grow darker, finding joy requires more effort. It’s easy to succumb to sadness. Inertia drags me down, and keeps me from making that extra effort. Keeps me from doing the…

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Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

Writer, Educator, Mom. Disability advocate. Dog Lover. Teaching online workshops on writing + spiritual growth. www.gabriellekaplanmayer.com