I've been up since 3:30, when my daughter went to the kitchen for something and turned the light on. I used to get up at 4 every morning to take a cold shower. Well, that's not the only reason; it was part of my sadhana, daily spiritual practice. After the shower, I'd read some Bible, meditate, and practice kundalini yoga. My sadhana shifts often. For a year, I got up and went to the park by my house and sang Japji, the Song Of The Soul - beautiful! I live near cliffs overlooking the wild Pacific.
One day while reciting Japji, barely before sunrise, it was so foggy I couldn't see three feet in front of me. By the time I had finished (it takes about twenty minutes) the fog was lifting and there before me, in the cold, blue water, was none other than the Black Pearl! It was headed right for me!
On another occasion, I was reciting my prayer and a woman came up to me and asked me if I knew where Jesus's bones were? That was the last time I did my sadhana on the cliffs before sunrise.
I now prefer getting up a little later in the morning. God loves me no matter when I wake up. And my husband prefers me without the bags under my eyes.