What time do you go to bed and wake up currently?
Every morning (or whatever counts as morning in my personal time zone), I perform an ancient ritual. It begins with me staring at the alarm, questioning its purpose in my life. āMy dreams were just getting cinematic,ā I mutter, tossing the phone into a pillow vortex and hoping it vanishes.
I donāt wake up lateāI rise intentionally into a world that spins just fine without me rushing. Thereās a certain poetry in sipping tea while others juggle deadlines. Iāve turned the chaos into choreography: mismatched socks, half-written to-do lists, and a strong belief that cereal is acceptable any time of day.
āIām not behind,ā I remind myself, āIām ahead of my own plot.ā
Sure, I envy early risers⦠sometimes. But letās be honest: have they ever written their next big idea at 2 AM, surrounded by silence and cookie crumbs? I do that. Often. āMy creativity clocks in when the world clocks out,ā I tell myself while sketching plans on napkins that may never resurface.
Sometimes I crave structureāa calm routine, early sleep, planned mornings. Not yet. But someday.
š§ Thought to Ponder:
What if planning isn’t about waking up early⦠but waking up to who you really are?

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