September 24, 2025
Every day I sit down with a Thought of the Day and Question of the Day not just to fill space on a blog, but to dig into the little truths that usually slip past unnoticed. Today’s pair is about darkness, transformation, and how we each secretly rank the seasons of the year. Stick around, you might find that your own list of favorites says more about you than the weather ever could.
Thought of the Day: The dark isn’t to be feared. All the best transformations happen in the dark.
I used to hate the dark. As a kid, it wasn’t just the monsters under the bed I worried about it was the silence, the not knowing. But over time, I realized that darkness has always been where the magic happens. Seeds grow underground long before they break the surface. Babies are knit together in the hidden quiet of the womb. Even bread dough has to rise in the covered bowl before it becomes something worth tearing apart and devouring.
Darkness isn’t absence, it’s preparation. It’s the chrysalis, not the tomb. I think about the seasons too how winter, with all its gray skies and short days, feels dead, but it’s actually when the ground is busy setting the stage for spring. The older I get, the more I see the “dark” times in my life the same way. They weren’t detours; they were laboratories.
And yes, sometimes it feels like the lights will never come back on. But then they do, and I realize that without the shadows, I wouldn’t recognize the glow.
If this resonates with you, you might also enjoy when I wrote about why even bad news is just how you receive it because often what we fear most in the dark is just our own interpretation of it.
Question of the Day: What order would you rank the 4 seasons? From favorite to least: Autumn, Spring, Winter, Summer.
Okay, confession time: I have a very clear order, and I’m not afraid to defend it like I’m arguing over who gets the last slice of pizza.
My ranking goes: Autumn, Spring, Summer, Winter.
- Autumn gets the crown crisp air, apple cider, football, and the feeling that life is cozying in. Also, let’s be honest, pumpkin spice has had us in a cultural chokehold for decades.
- Spring comes next. There’s something about the smell of fresh rain and watching everything turn green again that feels like a reset button. Allergies aside, it’s worth it.
- Winter is close behind Spring and honestly it could be second. The holidays are great, the hush of the world during a snowstorm,, hot cocoa, and fireplaces. What more could you want.
- Summer is fun in theory — barbecues, beach trips, long days. But it’s also sweaty car seats, sunscreen in your eyes, and kids complaining about being bored by mid-July.
What’s funny is how this ranking probably reveals more about me than I’d like. Autumn and Spring are transition seasons, the in-betweens, which makes sense because that’s where life actually happens. Summer and Winter are extremes, and while summer has its moments, I could that it or leave it.
Now, your ranking might be different. Maybe you’re a winter warrior who loves snow days, or a summer devotee who thrives in the heat. Either way, how you order the seasons is a sneaky little window into how you handle change and extremes.
I actually asked a similar question in What’s the worst thing about Autumn? and the answers were all over the place. Some people grumble about raking leaves, others hate pumpkin overload, and a few secretly mourn that it means the year is ending. It’s fascinating how the same season can feel like a beginning to one person and an ending to another.
Closing Thoughts
So today’s Thought of the Day and Question of the Day tie together in ways I didn’t expect. Transformation, whether in the darkness of life’s tougher seasons or in the literal changing of seasons, requires patience. Darkness isn’t the enemy. It’s just the quiet before the reveal.
Now I want to hear from you: how do you rank the seasons, and why? Drop your order in the comments, I promise not to judge… unless you put Winter at number one, in which case we’ll need to talk.
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