When I was a workaholic, I used to think that not sleeping–pulling all-nighters, staying up late to finish a project, waking up early to work a few hours before heading to the office–was a virtue. "I'll sleep when I am dead" was a common phrase around the workplace between me and my colleagues. I am so sorry that I perpetuated that attitude for I have found that sleep is one of my antidotes to the stressors of life. After a restful sleep I am energized and ready for what may come. Sleep restores my body to proper balance and clears my soul and psyche. I consider sleep a part of my spiritual practice. It helps me heal. I surrender anger, fear and anxiety to sleep. My dreams now tend to be vivid, a sort of fun meditation. Proper sleep allows me to take on challenges in a more positive way, to focus better and accomplish more. I can say today that sleep is my secret to staying highly productive and in good spirits.
There are several things that I make important in order to maintain a good relationship with sleep:
- I look forward to sleeping. I don't see it as a chore or something that gets in the way of what I want to do.
- I build a ritual, a routine around sleep. This gets my body, mind and soul ready.
- I make it sacred. I don't allow anyone or anything to disrupt my sleep.
- I am thankful–before and after.
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Sleep when I am dead? Are you kidding me? I can only sleep while I'm alive. That's when it does me any good.
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