Why do morning people feel morally superior to those of us on a different circadian rhythm? Must be all those years of hearing proverbs in childhood: "Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise." I don't shame those folks who cannot keep their eyes open past nine or ten o'clock in the evening, why do they feel perfectly justified in shaming me for not getting up early?
It isn't that I go to bed when they do, and just sleep for 3-4 hours longer - in most cases, I'm getting a significant amount less sleep than early risers. When I challenge these perceptions, I can often watch the other person struggling to fit this information into their pre-conceived notions about how those of us who sleep into the morning are "lazy" or "slackers."
We all have our ideas about what other people should be doing, in a world run along our personal guidelines, but how often are we operating under this type of misconception? I know I've seen my own faulty thinking challenged time and again, and every time, I find myself shaking my head and wondering - how did I get to the point I reached, without taking any of that into account?
I did it by assuming that I knew what was happening, (without bothering to find out if I was correct,) and then I went on to act upon my assumptions - always a shaky place from which to begin.
From the ODAT, page 92:
"With Al-Anon's help, I can make my battered old world into a shining new one."
Let me be someone who pauses in my thinking long enough to allow others the room to be fully who they are, without comparing, and without judgement.
I just want to tell you how much I enjoy reading your blog. I find it always helpful, like being at an Al Anon meeting and hearing just what I needed to hear when I needed to hear it. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI have found that my preconceptions of others may not be correct. I try not to judge others but don't always succeed.
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