The Best Kind of Sleep

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“The amount of sleep required by the average person is five minutes more.” – Wilson Mizener

We read all these articles about the best kind of sleep for optimum health.

They say you need to sleep right through the night.

They tell you that it is normal to wake up in the middle of the night; in fact, chances are this is when you were conceived.

They tell you your bedroom should be completely dark.

Sleep on down pillows.

Sleep on memory-foam pillows.

Don’t watch a scary movie before bed.

Don’t drink coffee after 2PM.

They tell you to unplug your devices by 8pm.

And don’t eat after 6pm.

Don’t exercise at night.

Drink a glass of water before bed.

Don’t drink a glass of water before bed. You’ll wake up in the middle of the night to relieve your bladder.

Do have a glass of wine.

Don’t have a glass of wine.

Drink herbal tea – chamomile.

Drink warm milk with honey.

Do sleep naked. Don’t sleep naked.

So much advice!

But I think Mizener got it right.

The best kind of sleep is five more minutes.

~ DIANA’S ENORMOUS BOOK OF QUOTES ~

What’s your advice for the best sleep?

Just Look it in the Eye and Slap it!

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Become a worry-slapper. Treat frets like mosquitoes. ~ Max Lucado

What did she mean by “Your hair looks nice TODAY?”

What if he betrays me?

What if they don’t like my idea?

What if they don’t like me?

What if I screw up that presentation?

What if everything falls apart?

What if I don’t have enough money when I retire?

What if? What if!

You ever have one of those nights where your brain just won’t stop?

I have and let me tell you, it’s not fun to be around me when I haven’t had enough sleep!

I worry and worry and toss and turn and sing LA LA LA LA in an effort to drown out my brain and it keeps coming at me, YELLING at me, warning me, taunting me with endless doom theories and outrageous possibilities!

I’m not talking about the things I can do something about – no!

I lay awake barraged by things that are completely out of my control!

Boy that Max Lucado sure is one smart cookie!

The next time I’m laying awake with worry I’m going to pretend my worry is a mosquito

and SLAP it!!

~ DIANA’S ENORMOUS BOOK OF QUOTES ~

More than one night…

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Sometimes I lie awake at night, and ask, “Where have I gone wrong?” Then a voice says to me, “This is going to take more than one night.” ~ Charles M. Shultz

What piece of the puzzle am I missing?

Why can’t I just do what is expected of me?

Why can’t I just fall in line?

I just can’t do it

It makes my stomach queasy

It feels…

…fake

There’s got to be more

a bigger purpose

Why can’t everyone see it?

Why hasn’t it dawned?

Why won’t it reveal itself?

There was a time when I didn’t mind standing alone…

a time when I felt STRONG

and determined to press on

for the greater good – the bigger purpose.

Now I’m just tired

awake in the night

and alone…and alone feels…

alone.

Yet I can’t let it go

can’t let it slip away

My strength will return… I know

it’s just going to take more than one night.

~

Wandering in the wilderness can be a good thing

It’s like the dark before the dawn

on the edge of awakening

~ DIANA’S ENORMOUS BOOK OF QUOTES ~

What awaits you in the morning?

What are you hoping for?