Emotional Rhythms

Monday's child is fair of face. Tuesday's child is full of grace. Wednesday's child is full of woe. Thursday's child has far to go. Friday's child is loving and giving. Saturday's child works hard for a living, But the child who is born on the Sabbath Day Is bonny and blithe and good and gay.

Is there any truth to character traits assigned by the day you were born? Irrespective to birth-dates having an affect there definitely is a behavioural pattern, probably learnt through our own behaviour.

It is easy to accept that we have become accustomed to going to bed at a set time, waking up at a set time. If we forget to set our alarm our eyes still flicker open within minutes of our normal waking time. Our body adapts to patterns.

But are our patterns limited to daily cycles? I believe they can also be weekly. Many people socialise at weekends, back to work on Mondays and with this repetitive behaviour comes an emotional rhythm, beating synchronously with the passing days of the week.

Obviously boozy weekends have an adverse effect on this rhythm too. But without alcohol people often "feel" differently from day to day.

Tuesday seems to be the day where I feel unduly negative, and by Thursday I'm a different person. Perhaps all those years of binge drinking at weekends has left its mark? But knowing these patterns exist helps me moderate my responses to situations. It also helps me ignore feelings which otherwise I may act upon – only to regret when Thursday comes around.