There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in. ~ Leonard Cohen, Selected Poems

Light makes a huge difference in life. For one it is essential to life and secondly it has a strong influence on mood. According to Norman E. Rosenthal, M.D., NIMH researcher and author of Transcendence: Healing And Transformation Through Transcendental Meditation, lighting can alter our brain chemistry leading to mood shifts. Some people are affected by this more than others and can suffer from season anxiety disorder. Here in Colorado we have a very high percentage of sunny to mostly sunny days. We can get a little whiny when we are deprived of our sunshine and blue skies after a couple days.

In this image from Canyonlands National Park, light provides the mood and offers tonal contrast. The tonal contrast is the area where the sunstar meets the darker areas. The contrast of light and dark combine for a unique image. I am grateful for the contrast that light offers.

How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a weary world. ~ William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice

Peace.