Are you a morning person?

It’s no secret that I’m a night-owl. While others start to settle in for the night, I’m still going. In fact, even when I’m tired earlier in the day, I get a second wind around 9 or 10 o’clock at night. I’ve tried changing my body’s schedule before, but it just didn’t work. Going to bed earlier doesn’t result in more sleep, just more time laying in my bed.

The problem with being a night-owl is that most of the world starts doing things early in the morning. So, I’ve frequently been in situations where I had to get up at 6am or earlier to be somewhere. And, yes, I know some of you would consider 6am sleeping in…but you’re crazy. 😉

It can be easy to be in a foul mood when I have to get up early because it usually means I only got 4-5 hours of sleep, if that. However, over the years, I’ve learned that it’s a choice. Rather than being grumpy, I can be nice, even chipper sometimes. It took some effort at first, but now it’s become pretty natural. 

The Perpetually Chipper Person
We all know someone who just always seems to be in a great mood and is happy to see us. This may come naturally for them, but whether it’s natural or it took work, they have learned what it means when the Bible says, “Love is not irritable.”

So, how can we avoid being irritable?

I think there are primarily two aspects to not being irritable and both have to do with considering others.