Today, I realized that my desire to become a morning person stems from something bigger. I want a better, healthier balance in my life.
I want to balance my busy life with quiet alone time, with time dedicated to creativity and exercise. I want mornings to be a time to collect, organize, and maintain structure in my personal space. These things I have come to capture in my idealistic, overly romanticized idea of what it is to be a morning person.
I arrived home from Oscarville this evening and sat in beautiful silence for a while. I washed the dishes while listening to some quiet Christmas music. I lit candles. I transitioned from the busy work week into a quiet, contemplative time before jumping into the more social aspects of the weekend. I achieved my morning person goals, only between the hours of 5 and 7pm rather than 6 and 8am.
And that's ok with me.
Perhaps this is my first, higher priority. To find and maintain some sort of balance. Maybe this is what this project is really about for me.
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