“Chronotype refers to the behavioral manifestation of underlying circadian rhythms of myriad physical processes. A person’s chronotype is the propensity for the individual to sleep at a particular time during a 24-hour period. ‘Eveningness’ (delayed sleep period) and ‘morningness’ (advanced sleep period) are the two extremes with most individuals having some flexibility in the timing of their sleep period.”- Wikipedia
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So I am learning why it is so
Early in the morning I feel low
Perking up as the day goes by
Being most creative under the night sky-
Each day is a struggle when early I rise
I need caffeinated drinks of a certain size
To be able to get through the morning somehow-
I am jealous of those lucky people endowed
With the ability to wake at the crack of dawn
While the idea of doing so makes me yawn-
Turns out all of us have a “chronotype”
While we can adapt, it’s difficult to change our tribe
So being an early riser or the one that stays up late
Turns out, these are actually qualities innate
Determined by genetics (of all things unfixable!)
That means waking early would be a struggle real
For me no matter how much I alter my sleep schedule
I’d always trudge lazily to morning meetings, as a rule..
Here’s the fun part that I am learning now
How to adjust to our bodily rhythms to allow
Our lives to get better, moods to elevate
Neither rise too early, nor sleep too late
Be more productive, make healthy choices
Be in sync with our bio-clocks, ignore other voices
So maybe I should learn to harness the power
Of my circadian rhythm, not worry about the hour
That my family wakes up (my husband and son
Are early birds, similar on the genetic spectrum)
Easier said than done, when the age-old dictum
Has been that the early bird catches the worm….
I guess I shall always struggle with early morning work
I can blame it on my genes, it’s not work that I shirk!
Passion...unbridled 