"What Time is It???" (Image Copyright Wylddane Productions, LLC)
Let me be very upfront and say that I am not a fan of "Daylight Savings Time." From the first time I experienced it when I was nine years old...until now when I am olde, it does not make sense to me.
As an American Indian once said: "Only a paleface would think that cutting off 2 inches on one end of a blanket and sewing it on to the other end would make it longer."
Many of us experience symptoms not unlike jet lag during the first few weeks of Daylight Savings Time (DST).
I quote the NIH here: "Circadian rhythms are the physical, mental, and behavioral changes an organism experiences over a 24-hour cycle. Light and dark have the biggest influence on circadian rhythms...Most living things have circadian rhythms, including animals, plants, and microorganisms. In humans, nearly every tissue and organ has its own circadian rhythm, and collectively they are tuned to the daily cycle of day and night.
Circadian rhythms influence important functions in the human body, such as: Sleep patterns"
Personally, my body tells me that when it is light outside, then it is time to wake up. When it is dark outside, then it is time to go to sleep. So, suddenly, when I am thrust into DST early in the year, it is very dark in the morning and too light too late into the evening...and it only gets worse during the summer as twilight lingers until nearly 10pm. I am trying to wake up in the dark and go to sleep when it is light...and my body clock is not agreeing to any of this! LOL
Today I am now on day six of DST driven jet lag. Trust me when I say it is not fun. Over my many years I've tried lots of things to mitigate the effect of DST...and nothing really works. The lesson learned is that it takes time to adjust and in a few weeks I will be mostly ok.
As any good metaphysician would tell you, "I can't wait to see the good that will come out of this."
Meanwhile, I know that in the fall when we finally return to standard time, my body clock will let out a big sigh of relief and all will be well.
~Wylddane
As an American Indian once said: "Only a paleface would think that cutting off 2 inches on one end of a blanket and sewing it on to the other end would make it longer."
Many of us experience symptoms not unlike jet lag during the first few weeks of Daylight Savings Time (DST).
I quote the NIH here: "Circadian rhythms are the physical, mental, and behavioral changes an organism experiences over a 24-hour cycle. Light and dark have the biggest influence on circadian rhythms...Most living things have circadian rhythms, including animals, plants, and microorganisms. In humans, nearly every tissue and organ has its own circadian rhythm, and collectively they are tuned to the daily cycle of day and night.
Circadian rhythms influence important functions in the human body, such as: Sleep patterns"
Personally, my body tells me that when it is light outside, then it is time to wake up. When it is dark outside, then it is time to go to sleep. So, suddenly, when I am thrust into DST early in the year, it is very dark in the morning and too light too late into the evening...and it only gets worse during the summer as twilight lingers until nearly 10pm. I am trying to wake up in the dark and go to sleep when it is light...and my body clock is not agreeing to any of this! LOL
Today I am now on day six of DST driven jet lag. Trust me when I say it is not fun. Over my many years I've tried lots of things to mitigate the effect of DST...and nothing really works. The lesson learned is that it takes time to adjust and in a few weeks I will be mostly ok.
As any good metaphysician would tell you, "I can't wait to see the good that will come out of this."
Meanwhile, I know that in the fall when we finally return to standard time, my body clock will let out a big sigh of relief and all will be well.
~Wylddane
RSS Feed