I have a lot of energy. I always have. When I was a kid I always went to bed late and loved to stay busy doing as many things as I possibly could. When I was a teen I would do crazy road trips where I would be up for 40 or more hours straight and never have a second thought about it. People always used to tell me to enjoy it while I could because you won't have that kind of energy as you get older.
Well, I am now approaching 35 years old. Not only do I have as much energy as I did when I was kid, I think I actually have more. I still have to be constantly on the move. I can still stay up for extended periods of time without fatigue. When most people are ready to call it a day, I want to keep going.
I love that I have this kind of energy. It helps confirm something that I have always believed which is that age is in the mind. We only are as old as we think we are. However, it does have a down side. As I get older I am sleeping less. My energy levels really spike at night so it makes it very difficult to go to sleep. When I was young I would go to sleep about 11pm or 12 midnight. Now, it is rare that I fall asleep before 2am. And if it wasn't for being introduced to melatonin supplements I would probably be getting even less sleep. I don't feel tired during the day though. I will admit that about once a month I crash, sleeping most of a day. I guess my body just reenergizes itself monthly instead of nightly.
So overall I guess I definitely look at the amount of energy I have as positive, with just a little curse on the side. It would be nice to be able to fall asleep just an hour or two earlier than I normally do, or I just need to work on finding more things to do late at night lol.
I am interested to know - do you attribute the energy solely to state of mind, or do think there are other factors? Genetics, diet, exercise, etc? I was very energetic as a kid, but it has decreased as I've gotten older. I'd like some of it back. :)
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