Becoming an Early Riser 014
I meant to write this two days ago, on Saturday. I let other things distract me.
Anyway, I'm like a backsliding Christian what with the way I let summer lull me into a habit of rising with the sun well over the horizon and staying up until midnight...it is after all, my natural rhythm, but still...that's what I'm trying to overcome.
As I wrote that last sentence, I thought to myself, what if I had a job that would allow me to start my work hours at 10 a.m.? I could stay true to my natural rhythm. Don't get me wrong, I love my job because I love what I do...I support others, solve minor problems, and have a different schedule every day as I have the freedom to set it...but what if?
An audiobook I'm listening to, "You Are a Badass..." by Jen Cincero, encourages her readers to go ahead and dream those "what if" dreams, to put forth that positive energy and have faith, even if you don't know how you're going to make it happen, it will. Disclaimer: her methodology is a little more complex than that, but you get the gist. Besides, I'm not finished reading it yet, so the jury's still out, but so far, I like what she's selling. The point is, we have more control over ourselves than many of us care to admit. So, where does that leave me in this quandary over do I fit the job's hours or do I find a job that fits mine? Pretty much right where I am.
I agree with Jen in that results take time, and a lot of hard work and determination. I'm real good at that last part. It's what's gotten me this far. Life is not a made for TV movie, even if some of the events in mine would certainly qualify for a decent script on Lifetime. No sir, you keep your eyes on the prize and your nose to the grindstone. Eventually, if you're attuned to the opportunities that present themselves, and hold on to your faith that it should and will happen, often times, that which you desire will come your way. When it doesn't, in my experience, that which does occur turns out to be a blessing in disguise...a far better option than my limited imagination could conjure.
So, the school year has begun, rising before dawn is a necessity to this journey, because even if I allowed myself to sleep until 7 a.m. when the sun has risen now, come October/November, stupid daylight savings time will go into effect and that'll be the end of that. Such a drag. That's when S.A.D. starts to kick in and by February, my moods are as gray as the skies. I have an idea to combat that but that's a post for another time.
For now, it's get up, give myself some headspace doing things I enjoy, like reading, drawing, exploring new opportunities for that 10 am. - 7 pm. job, and best of all, of course, writing this blog.
Anyway, I'm like a backsliding Christian what with the way I let summer lull me into a habit of rising with the sun well over the horizon and staying up until midnight...it is after all, my natural rhythm, but still...that's what I'm trying to overcome.
As I wrote that last sentence, I thought to myself, what if I had a job that would allow me to start my work hours at 10 a.m.? I could stay true to my natural rhythm. Don't get me wrong, I love my job because I love what I do...I support others, solve minor problems, and have a different schedule every day as I have the freedom to set it...but what if?
An audiobook I'm listening to, "You Are a Badass..." by Jen Cincero, encourages her readers to go ahead and dream those "what if" dreams, to put forth that positive energy and have faith, even if you don't know how you're going to make it happen, it will. Disclaimer: her methodology is a little more complex than that, but you get the gist. Besides, I'm not finished reading it yet, so the jury's still out, but so far, I like what she's selling. The point is, we have more control over ourselves than many of us care to admit. So, where does that leave me in this quandary over do I fit the job's hours or do I find a job that fits mine? Pretty much right where I am.
I agree with Jen in that results take time, and a lot of hard work and determination. I'm real good at that last part. It's what's gotten me this far. Life is not a made for TV movie, even if some of the events in mine would certainly qualify for a decent script on Lifetime. No sir, you keep your eyes on the prize and your nose to the grindstone. Eventually, if you're attuned to the opportunities that present themselves, and hold on to your faith that it should and will happen, often times, that which you desire will come your way. When it doesn't, in my experience, that which does occur turns out to be a blessing in disguise...a far better option than my limited imagination could conjure.
So, the school year has begun, rising before dawn is a necessity to this journey, because even if I allowed myself to sleep until 7 a.m. when the sun has risen now, come October/November, stupid daylight savings time will go into effect and that'll be the end of that. Such a drag. That's when S.A.D. starts to kick in and by February, my moods are as gray as the skies. I have an idea to combat that but that's a post for another time.
For now, it's get up, give myself some headspace doing things I enjoy, like reading, drawing, exploring new opportunities for that 10 am. - 7 pm. job, and best of all, of course, writing this blog.
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