This is a question I have wondered about for years. Now that I have a son who is clearly NOT a morning person, the difference between morning and evening people is striking. Is there any way to change this pattern? Did I somehow condition him to be this way? What can I do about it now?
Honestly, I have always seemed to thrive a little more in the evening than in the morning. That tendency seems to worsen as I age. (Of course, so many things seem to worsen that it is sometimes hard to keep up with all that is falling apart . . . forgive me, I digress!) Some mornings I could just lay there, peaceful and content to not begin the race on the treadmill that I know is waiting just beyond my closed bedroom door. And then, the alarm goes off for the 5th or 6th time, thanks to my snooze button, and I am eventually jolted into the morning. This time of year is particularly challenging because it is dark when I first open my eyes, and my brain thinks, darkness . . . sleep, light . . . awake . . . drifting back until the next jolt by the radio alarm and consciousness takes over and I sit up and . . . well, you don't really need any more information than that, do you? Just suffice it to say, I would very much nJoy waking up chipper, rested, happy to greet whatever may come my way. I wish there was a pill for that.
Enough about me; to be or not to be a Morning Person, that is my question . . . answers anyone?
Be nTouch
It's funny, most of my friends are not morning people either. I'm usually perky in the mornings. But of course my natural alarm clock goes off about 5:30 to 6:00am. I get sleepy at night. So, I quess I'm a morning person. Maybe you're born that way :]
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