Humanist

Especially when resident in an environment where nature flourishes, I am a lark, a song bird, a morning person, “who habitually gets up early and feels energetic early in the day.”

I love the quiet, when the ‘sounds of modernization’ are mostly silent, early in the morning. When nourishing sounds of nature burst through.

I absolutely love the sound of wind raffling leaves and branches of tall trees. The sound of leaves dropping and or being carried along by the wind, bouncing off a tinned roof.

The birds chirping as they wake early morning is a beautiful sound I love to listen to as I take my daily one cup of coffee. It is around 6:00 a.m. and at times 5:00 a.m., even 4:00 a.m. when I wake.

During the dry and hot season. When during day time the heat feels unbearable, dry hot winds are transporting significant volumes of dust. The outdoors no longer conducive. You rush indoors, but the heat therein is similarly not conducive.

I pat myself on the back for I had the wisdom to wake early and got a lot done. They say of a morning person that they are “generally more agreeable, conscientious, resilient, and realistic.” I agree.

By the time the sun is out and its rays hot, I am slowing down without any guilt and burden of urgent work to be done. I am most productive in the early morning hours.

And I can afford to slow down for the rest of the day, until tomorrow morning when I wake early.

Profiled photo @ Dr. Paul Hargrave Memorial Centre, taken by Mr. Philip Luswata, Program Coordinator and Lead Trainer for CPAR Youth Media Training, demonstrates use of “LEADING LINES” in photography. The media training is component of the Dr. Paul Hargrave Memorial Centre Human Development Project jointly implemented by Canadian Physicians for Aid and Relief and CPAR Uganda. CLICK HERE to read more about the project.