All seasons come with their fair share of good and bad, fortune and hardship, weirdness and normalcy, change and stagnation. And while I still don’t know the inner workings behind the universe (nor do I ever expect to), I continue to believe it is our sacred duty to extract joy wherever we can. It won’t erase the ills of the world, but it

(There’s a lesson here: everyone, and I mean everyone, faces challenges and goes through dark, trying times.)

and silences. Embracing these movements is not just a strategy—it’s the very essence of the dance.