Nature flows in an endless cycle of progression and degeneration, from the rotation of night and day, the sun rises, the sun sets, to the endless transformation of energy and matter from one state to another, it is obvious that almost all things in nature save only for the unexpected coincidences that occur from time to time happens in a periodic fashion. Thus, as humans are also nothing more than a self-aware animal, it would be foolish not to consider that in human life there are also cycles and periods which ultimately bring us to our balance and center.

As the sun rises and sets there are also periods of light and dark on the human life, in each day we go through a series of active and passive cycles, from light, which represents the active state in which we go out into the world and work and do and build, to our dark shadow period in which we lay alone and think and rest and meditate on the state of our being.

So what would happen if we chose to fight against this most natural state of being, as we often do. What would happen if we force ourselves to always be in the light, always to be productive and proactive and communicative. Or on the other side of the coin, if we chose to always be lazy and do nothing just sit and think or entertain ourselves. Well the answer is easy, the thing we chose to force upon nature will be our downfall! If we choose the light we will soon overwork ourselves and get no results from it but pain and injury both physical and mental. And if we chose to always be in the dark state soon we will grow unproductive and depression will overtake us as we sob in our own.undeserved self-pity.

Being productive is very important in order to succeed in the modern times. You’re either a highly productive, driven and over-competent alpha male, or you are shit that doesn’t fulfill his evolutionary role of becoming the best alpha man he can be. But in order to be productive and highly efficient, you need to know when to be productive, and when to take your time to collect your thoughts, rest and make plans, it you will suffer terrible burnout, because being an alpha male is very hard and being productive will drain your energy fast. I’ve written one article already about the Importance of Taking Time Off, which you should read for further elaboration on this topic.

It is imperative that we know in which part of our cycle we are in any given moment. Day to day it is easy to see whether we are in the light or the dark phase, but in a scope of days, months or even years it is very difficult to know where we stand. In one period of time we may be inclined to be more proactive and creative and in the other period need to rest and replenish our energy and creativity for the next phase. We have to know and recognize the phase we are currently in, and we have to honor it. If it was meant for us to be in an active phase we mustn’t be lazy and inactive, and when you recognize yourself in a passive face we mustn’t force yourself to work despite our better knowing. A true alpha will rest when it is time to rest, and he will rest well, and he will strike with deadly force when it is time to strike, for if he strikes while he is tiered or if he rests in the middle of battle he will surly be struck down from his throne!

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For more resources on the topic of the phases of our life check out the following information:

https://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-6182/Rest-The-Importance-of-Slowing-Down.html

https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_resting_more_can_boost_your_productivity