My Experience of Waking Up at 5 AM
What does it feel to wake up early and why is everyone talking about it?
I know it’s hard — I mean really, really hard — especially for a person like me, who prefers a good night’s sleep over anything. But something strange happened today. I felt like waking up early today. Even after getting just six hours of sleep, when I woke up at 5 AM, I felt fresh, super-charged, and got the urge from deep inside to leave my bed right away, go outside, and feel the air.
So, I left my cozy bed without any regret and when I went outside and beheld the surroundings, I couldn’t believe that nature could feel so pristine and beautiful, the whole milieu was so peaceful and tranquil.
Witnessing the Sunrise
What’s more — as the mist cleared up, it revealed the magnificent mountains in their full glory. And the orange hue started to descend on the horizons portending a glorious sunrise. It is a heavenly experience to witness a sunrise or a sunset either in the mountains or on a beach. No matter how successfully I can ornate the beauty of the sunrise in the mountains with the best of words, it will fall short of the beauty you will witness with your own eyes.
How to Wake Up Early
There are numerous pieces of advice and tips from self-help teachers and yoga gurus on how to wake up early. Following is a video by Robin Sharma, the author of The Monk who Sold his Ferrari, giving tips on how to wake up early:
There are so many other videos that extol the benefits of waking up early. Most of us, without a doubt, are aware that waking up before sunrise has numerous benefits, both physical and mental, but still, doing so feels like a gargantuan task.
Even after watching countless motivational videos on how to wake up early, if the inspiration and motivation don’t come from within, you will fail to do so. You need to have a clear purpose and reason in your mind.
I have made up my mind to at least try my best to wake up early each day to witness the sunrise because I simply love that heavenly experience. And then I would go for a walk and do some breathing exercises and write in my journal, which I have always wanted to do. I could accomplish so many tasks by waking up early and then carry the positivity and productivity over to the rest of the day.
Let’s all try our best and find the inner motivation to overcome this inertia.
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