Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Lighting Up the Night

Driving home tonight I noticed that a parking lot I pass every night was brilliantly lit.

It was the special type of lighting that I associate with ball games, carnivals, and - tonight - Christmas trees.

Lighting really does have dramatic effects on us doesn't it?

The brilliant lighting I observed tonight immediately triggers expectations that something special is happening.

Streetlamps create pools of light that induce feelings of safety in an otherwise dark and frightening night.

Florescent lighting in our kitchens and workshops inspires us to be energetic; while dimmer lighting in our living rooms and dens puts us in a subdued and relaxed frame of mind.

Red lights - well we won't venture into those districts.

And then there's the mix of multicolored lights that lets us know a celebration is imminent.

But the best lighting of all is stress relieving, vitamin D building, body warming, all natural sunlight.

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