i hate and i love getting up early. i hate it because it does not come naturally to me. my body prefers to sleep late, have a slow start, be most productive in the early evening and fall asleep around one in the morning. i am never alert at the first sight of sunlight or the sound of my alarm. every morning i greet the day struggling and fighting for consciousness. the first obstacle is opening my eyes, then sitting up, then rising. once i am on my feet i must relearn how to process information, originate thoughts, treat people fairly and with kindness, and eventually how to create. every day. it might improve slightly depending on the season or the quality of sleep i had that night, but in general it has always been difficult. but i love it because on those mornings that i do rise early—i consider early to be any time between 6 to 8 am—i am rewarded with a secret that early risers share. the secret is the feeling of accomplishment, of “checking things off of the list,” of making time for special projects, of trying something new that doesn’t fit into the normal daily routine. when you wake up early in the morning, you are literally creating an hour or two that you would not have had otherwise, unscheduled, untamed time to use as you wish. (photo via best of: bedrooms (part two) | Design*Sponge)

i hate and i love getting up early.

i hate it because it does not come naturally to me. my body prefers to sleep late, have a slow start, be most productive in the early evening and fall asleep around one in the morning. i am never alert at the first sight of sunlight or the sound of my alarm. every morning i greet the day struggling and fighting for consciousness. the first obstacle is opening my eyes, then sitting up, then rising. once i am on my feet i must relearn how to process information, originate thoughts, treat people fairly and with kindness, and eventually how to create. every day. it might improve slightly depending on the season or the quality of sleep i had that night, but in general it has always been difficult.

but i love it because on those mornings that i do rise early—i consider early to be any time between 6 to 8 am—i am rewarded with a secret that early risers share. the secret is the feeling of accomplishment, of “checking things off of the list,” of making time for special projects, of trying something new that doesn’t fit into the normal daily routine. when you wake up early in the morning, you are literally creating an hour or two that you would not have had otherwise, unscheduled, untamed time to use as you wish.

(photo via best of: bedrooms (part two) | Design*Sponge)

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