According to recent studies, the time you fall asleep can impact your health.

Ancient peoples have always known this to be true.

Although we talk about being a “morning person” or a “late-night person,” our preferences can change over our lifetimes. Also, we may be exaggerating these preferences, to our detriment.

I write this post on the longest day of the year, the summer solstice. It is a time when evening extends on and on, offering a long slow quietening through the extended dusk. Then comes the lovely warm cover of night, a perfect time for romantic walks, star gazing, or sitting on the deck with friends and family. A time for just contemplating life, wrapped in the protective darkness of a summer night.