February is heavy. February is fickle. It sometimes gives itself an extra day, and the month is layered in love and chocolates. But it’s also the month that fully encapsulates winter, even as we desperately hope for spring. The snow lingers. The light feels short.

And even a lingering cold can make you question your energy — the kind of cold that should have been gone days ago. Sure, the chill slows us. But maybe we’re just following nature’s cadence.

Or, if we resist winter, perhaps the doldrums hit hardest because we want to move at the pace of spring.

Winter doesn’t drain you. It reduces your range.Coffee is cold. Batteries are low. Snow still blankets the ground.Maybe February just wants you to hibernate — and notice what still functions.

Did you ever notice how electronics tell us when they’re low?

Phones vibrate at 20%, nudging us to charge. Cameras blink red like railroad crossings. Electric cars politely suggest charging stops along the route. Laptops dim and chime.

We humans? We just keep going. We don’t come with warning signals when our energy runs low.

This month, I’ve been thinking about what it means to function on reduced range. Sometimes winter doesn’t drain us. It asks us to hibernate, to conserve, to follow its rhythm. Electronics don’t fully stop at 9%. They just adapt.

And right now, there is one thing charging a little bit each day: daylight.

It’s noticing the small sparks: three extra minutes of light, a cold coffee that still fuels a moment of focus, a camera that still clicks and captures a moment even when its battery is low.

Press play, and join me in noticing what’s still functioning, still moving through the cold, still lighting the way. How do you recharge during the winter months?