The Seasonal Urge to Slow Down

The days shorten without asking permission.
Light fades earlier. Mornings linger.

We feel it in small ways—moving slower, craving warmth, wanting less noise. It’s easy to judge this shift, to push against it. But the body isn’t wrong.

Humans don’t hibernate, but we do respond to the season.
To darkness. To cold. To the quiet.

Slowing down is not quitting.
It’s remembering.