Tuesday, November 09, 2004
BACK TO LONG DAYS OF DARKNESS...
The clocks have been set for the Winter months...
I admit, it was a shock to the system at first, but I always grow to enjoy the darkness that comes with this season.
It just came into my mind, a few artciles and reports here and there of how darkness affects people...
There the S.A.D effect:
http://www.mentalhealth.com/book/p40-sad.html
And then there was this one report I heard on BBC world over the Summer in Amsterdam, where they were discussing in Norway, how artists would use the months of darkness for their most creative sides to come out, most of the writing and creative work was done during the dark months ... How the open mic nights and jazz clubs would be the place for people to go to & experience the minds of the artists inthe city. It was really a pleasure to hear it over the radio... people explaining how the dark brings out imagination the most.
Then the topic came to me, in my mind.
Was I most creative or at home in darkness?
Where most people I knew at home in the night space?
And the answer -- a simple YES.
What other connections are there that I've heard ....
Random thoughts ... Cat lovers are night lovers by stats and dog lovers a bright eyed morning people.
To me, night time and darkness just means people being their Self --no Rat Race rage.
And I just suddenly become AWAKE again.
We live the day, doing what we need to do to earn a few £/$ for our bills and at night, we finally undress out of our uniforms and get on with who we really are --thats the afterhours.
The mind opens portals at the night hours and between 1am - 4am, our mind is at its most creative peak. We start our fast or prayers at this time. We write our best works at this time, we get the quiet and calmness we need at this time to explore.
The night is really the morning, and the start to the day.
Maybe our bodies have been set at another shift, to start at another shift, when its not meant to be.
Or maybe, waking at 7am onwards to go to work is the lazy way to start the day and realm of mind --- is our body really supposed to be awake around different hours?
Afterall, our ancestors woke up earlier.
Whatever the reason, the dark opens light.
I admit, it was a shock to the system at first, but I always grow to enjoy the darkness that comes with this season.
It just came into my mind, a few artciles and reports here and there of how darkness affects people...
There the S.A.D effect:
http://www.mentalhealth.com/book/p40-sad.html
And then there was this one report I heard on BBC world over the Summer in Amsterdam, where they were discussing in Norway, how artists would use the months of darkness for their most creative sides to come out, most of the writing and creative work was done during the dark months ... How the open mic nights and jazz clubs would be the place for people to go to & experience the minds of the artists inthe city. It was really a pleasure to hear it over the radio... people explaining how the dark brings out imagination the most.
Then the topic came to me, in my mind.
Was I most creative or at home in darkness?
Where most people I knew at home in the night space?
And the answer -- a simple YES.
What other connections are there that I've heard ....
Random thoughts ... Cat lovers are night lovers by stats and dog lovers a bright eyed morning people.
To me, night time and darkness just means people being their Self --no Rat Race rage.
And I just suddenly become AWAKE again.
We live the day, doing what we need to do to earn a few £/$ for our bills and at night, we finally undress out of our uniforms and get on with who we really are --thats the afterhours.
The mind opens portals at the night hours and between 1am - 4am, our mind is at its most creative peak. We start our fast or prayers at this time. We write our best works at this time, we get the quiet and calmness we need at this time to explore.
The night is really the morning, and the start to the day.
Maybe our bodies have been set at another shift, to start at another shift, when its not meant to be.
Or maybe, waking at 7am onwards to go to work is the lazy way to start the day and realm of mind --- is our body really supposed to be awake around different hours?
Afterall, our ancestors woke up earlier.
Whatever the reason, the dark opens light.
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