Waking State:

The waking state is the familiar, ever-changing world of concrete sensory experience, of people and places, things and events. From the outer world we perceive through our senses to the inner world of thoughts and feelings, our waking state experience is in constant flux, while physiological functioning is more active.

Our perception of reality may vary enormously through the day, depending on whether we are rested or tired, calm or agitated, attentive or bored, happy or depressed, healthy or ill.