{"id":17769,"date":"2026-03-10T15:01:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T15:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/5-ways-to-banish-winter-gloom\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T06:04:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:04:25","slug":"5-ways-to-banish-winter-gloom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/5-ways-to-banish-winter-gloom\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways to Banish Winter Gloom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>January. I don\u2019t know what it is\u2013the short days and long nights, the drooping temperatures, the joys of Christmas receding in the rearview mirror while the promise of spring feels far off\u2013but the gloom sets in.<\/p>\n<p>You know how it is. You try to savor the beauty of the winter snowfall, but suddenly your mind wraps around all the work that comes with it: digging the car out, shoveling the walk, washing all that muck and salt that collects on your boots. And do you have another pair of thick wool socks?<\/p>\n<p>Need some help dispersing any January gloom? Try this:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1)  Take a picture<\/strong><br \/>\nSometimes I don\u2019t see the <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/entertainment\/movies-and-tv\/the-beauty-of-a-winters-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">beauty of winter<\/a> until I get out my iPhone (okay, I don\u2019t mean to sound hopelessly 2017). The other day on my morning run I was noticing the ice on the river. I paused from my usual huffing and puffing around the park and snapped a shot.<\/p>\n<p>It was only later, when I posted that picture to Instagram that I could see it: the bands of white and gray across the water and then mirroring in the cliffs, with a hint of pink where the rising sun was hitting it. It was beautiful.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2)  Sing a song<\/strong><br \/>\nYou knew I\u2019d say this. You don\u2019t have to sing it out loud. Sing it to yourself. Can\u2019t sing? Sure you can. My dad had a tin ear but he always sung lustily from the front pew (where he wouldn\u2019t bother too many folks). I used to joke with him and tell him that he had about three notes\u2013and sometimes they were the right ones.<\/p>\n<p>The psalm says \u201cMake a joyful noise to the Lord.\u201d Nothing there about it having to be pretty.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3)  Look up<\/strong><br \/>\nNow that I got you thinking about your cell phone\u2026look up from it. Look around you. Turn it off for a moment. The other day on my morning commute on a crowded subway train, I looked up from my phone and noticed that the man standing in front of me had a cane.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWould you like to sit down?\u201d I said. \u201cThat would be nice.\u201d I got up, cursing myself for my self-involvement. At least I had finally noticed. I had looked up.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4)  Know the temperatures WILL change<\/strong><br \/>\nOne winter our car was buried in snow, almost three feet of it. We spent days shoveling the snow and clearing it all off. It took almost a week. But guess what? Just as we finished, a warm spell hit and the rain came. The dirty snow all melted in a matter of days.<\/p>\n<p>Trust God, trust nature. Things will change. That\u2019s the way of the creation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5)  See the signs<\/strong><br \/>\nThe crocuses <em>do<\/em> come, the days slowly get longer, <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/bible_verse\/1-john-15\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hope isn\u2019t lost<\/a>. I was walking by our neighbor\u2019s place and noticed the sign \u201cHope\u201d in the planter in front. A remnant from their Christmas decorations. It was still there. Bravely reminding me: \u201cHope is right here.\u201d<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January. 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