It's amazing what you can adjust to if you have to.
For the past four-and-a-half years Lesley and I have had an average of only one night every two weeks where we have been able to sleep through the night without interruption.
Why?
Well...Connor doesn't have a 'body clock' so he can fall asleep at 3 p.m. - and wake up at 10 p.m. - then stay awake until 6 a.m.! (and this isn't unusual!)
That sort of regular disturbed sleep can sometimes scramble your brain, believe me!
We look forward to the night when the respite nurse comes and looks after him overnight.
But it's amazing what you get used to. I think I feel more tired when I do finally get a full night's sleep than I usually do!
If you had asked me before Connor was born that I would be able to cope with getting up at all hours every night - I would have laughed at you!
It's the same with anything you do.
Just because you're not doing it now, or aren't used to it - doesn't mean that you can't do it!
Whether it's regular exercising or regular self improvement....just because you might not 'fit the bill' now - who's to say that with a little focused effort - you can't make changes for the better in your life?
Take it from me - the human body is an amazingly adaptable machine!
Never think yourself out of something before you have even started it.
Accept defeat before you have even begun the race - and the resulting failure will be guaranteed. Train a little and make a positive effort and...who knows what you can achieve if you really set your mind to it!
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