If you live in the upper right corner of Illinois, (and probably most of it) you are living without sunshine again. Last week with some snow and overcast days, we rarely saw the sun.

Now, this morning as my coffee tries to rev me into work mode, I learned the weather forecast for the week is gray and gloomy. Again. It made me want to crawl back into bed. Whenever we get long periods of gloom mixed with shorter days, these are the days that make winter drag on.

But yesterday, I read something that gave me hope.

Recently, Rotary held an International Assembly to discuss areas of focus for the coming term 2020-2021. The environment is now one of them.

Whether you believe in climate change or not, we as humans should respect the world we live in, be curators for future generations.

I also learned that Rotary International reported an increase in new polio cases reported in Pakistan and Afghanistan in 2019 than in the previous year, but Nigeria had not had any new cases in the last three years! It will be declared polio free in the spring.

I will take these small, bright slivers of sunshine and run with them. Anything bright and sunny is appreciated these gloomy days.

– mb

photo by me!