{"id":2673,"date":"2018-07-23T14:28:35","date_gmt":"2018-07-23T12:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newedgemagazine.com\/?p=2673"},"modified":"2018-11-24T14:56:14","modified_gmt":"2018-11-24T12:56:14","slug":"im-going-home-now-because-i-desperately-need-to-sleep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newedgemagazine.com\/index.php\/im-going-home-now-because-i-desperately-need-to-sleep\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI\u2019m going home now, because I desperately need to sleep\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are a few things constant in this world, and one of them are changes. Some of them we can control and some we unfortunately can\u2019t. They shake up and shape our everyday, make it better or worse.<\/p>\n

As I spend far too much time thinking and worrying about the ones I can\u2019t control, I\u2019m here going to focus on the ones that an average person has control over. They are the ones that will, in the long run, help you to overcome and face those you can\u2019t control as well.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s been some changes in my life recently and I\u2019m making sure that I do my best in carrying them out the way I want, even if I fail sometimes, or, for the matter of fact, if I fail a lot of times. I\u2019ve been known for being stubborn and persistent, and although these fails can get me to almost drop everything on the floor, weep, or just move to the UK and leave everything behind, I am aware that for some things, I should just keep trying. And this is where the changes come in: Did I fail an exam? I should start studying at the library. Do I not have enough hours in a day to do the things I want or have to do? I should start waking up at 5:30 and doing the washing, cleaning and baking then. I failed an exam again? I should change my study strategy to try and find one that suits me better. I haven\u2019t seen the light of day because I\u2019m at the library all the time and I don\u2019t even know what I\u2019m reading about? I should take one day\/afternoon off and change my surroundings, and the people I\u2019m with. Not to be un-appreciative of anything or anyone, but to not be in the same position all day every day. My brain needs different kinds of stimulation and my body needs to rest and I can work better the next time I sit down for it, because I changed my mental and physical space for a day.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s funny because even though we might know that a change is good for us, we don\u2019t actively pursue it. I know that I should be going to bed at 10 pm, waking up between 5:30 and 6 am, because I\u2019m most productive then, but that doesn\u2019t stop me from staying in the library until 9:30 pm, not knowing what I\u2019m even doing there because I\u2019m so tired, leaving a lot of things I have to do at home undone because it\u2019s so late by that point, taking a shower, stuffing my face with some food because I haven\u2019t eaten properly since lunch, and then going to bed at around midnight and hitting the snooze button approximately 6-8 times before getting out of bed and being late again. I know I have to change that, and I know it would be the best thing for me, but for some reason I sometimes don\u2019t have enough willpower to stand up and say: \u201cI\u2019m going home now, because I desperately need to sleep\u201d, but that is a change I\u2019m going to start making now, and I hereby encourage you to start making your own ones as well; let\u2019s start doing the best for ourselves.<\/p>\n

\/ Text: Mia Janezic<\/span><\/p>\n