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As one grows older, one loves the autumn more and more, but one fears the spring.

—Hermann Hesse

No doubt there is much to be said for so much bold, vibrant, in-your-face beauty. There is also, however, something to be said for other kinds of beauty: quiet beauty, melancholy beauty, mournful, nostalgic beauty—the beauty of fond memories, the beauty of unfolding change, the beauty of mystery, the beauty of yearning, the beauty of accepting and transcending misfortunes and imperfections.

Although for most people the arrival of spring gives rise to hopefulness, to relief from winter’s drudgeries, to a sense of renewal, for some, spring is also marked by increased depression and anxiety. The condition known as seasonal affective ...

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