It's funny...I love waking up in darkness. I like to get an hour of meditation in before I start my day and lighting a candle in a dark room makes that easier.

It's funny...I love waking up in darkness. I like to get an hour of meditation in before I start my day and lighting a candle in a dark room makes that easier. I also love sunrises and sunsets, so being awake before sun comes up means I get to see both. There's something about that transitional light, where the sun's angle has to go through more atmosphere, that I find quite magical. I can see how having responsibilities that need to happen in the morning would keep you from being able to step back and appreciate those more aesthetic enjoyments, but if can figure out how to find moments within those responsibilities when you can appreciate the beauty, perhaps getting up in the pitch dark won't seem so depressing.