Once again, I write about sleep. That’s because I don’t get enough, so my whole day becomes an exercise in energy management. It’s like when your gas tank is *this close* to empty and you are far from a gas station so you try to coast down hills, and drive waaaay under the speed limit to conserve. Every mile you make it becomes a small victory. Every mile is one you don’t have to walk carrying your gas can.
I have a lot of “required miles” in my day. I have my personal “disciplines,” as well as commitments I have made to other people to be certain places at certain times and have my “A” game on.
So when I am coasting, and driving waaay under the speed limit, I am not living the way I want to be living, or serving to my best ability.
This morning for example, I got up and taught the AM yoga class, came home drank my juice, did my meditation then sat down for my morning write and totally bonked.
I literally could not see: the fog in my brain was so dense, so thick, it took everything I had to just find my pen and uncap it.
It felt like a breakdown on the side of the road. So I took my gas can and walked over to my bed, put on my Holosync headphones, and took a deep refreshing “holo-snooze for an hour.
Afterwards, I was back on the road again, tank full. I picked up the pen and wrote like an Indy racer for 2 hours. Vrooommm!! And it felt great.
Now I know that when my night sleep hours number less than 6, I need to build a nap into my day.
It’s dangerous to hitch on the side of the road these days.
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Hey Kathleen,
Well, I am concerned about your lack of sleep.
This just won’t do, especially not for you. (Sorry if I sound like your grandparents, but…)
You have a full schedule and really can’t afford it.
Running on empty is not good: I know how that goes, believe me, and it is not a pleasant feeling.
If memory serves, Dr.Deepak Chopra wrote a nice book about sleep. Kindly check it out. The title?
“Restful Sleep” or “Perfect Sleep”–one of the two.
I read it a while ago, and it helped me to sleep better.
I also feel like I am running on empty and my mind goes foggy if I don’t get enough sleep.
You are in good company, so don’t beat yourself up over it, but also take action. You don’t want to repeat mistakes. I sincerely hope this helps you.
As for napping, I think that is a great idea. I have to take a nap every day. Keep it short: ten minutes, but not more than an hour, definitely.
Average would be 30 minutes. It will perk you up.
After a nap, I take a shower, slip into fresh clothes, drink a cup of tea/coffee (piping hot, steaming) and I am good to go.
And then I go outside for exercise. Exercise helps me to sleep better during the night. I will pray for you, so that you will get a good night’s sleep.
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Research shows that 45 minutes is the ideal length for a nap……perfecdt in regards to the REM cycle.
And not sleeping? HA. Welcome to my life. Very frustrating.
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