3am brain slam
The things that get me up at night
- Bed hog Dogs
- Insistent Cats
- Work (as in OMG! I’m going to be fired for sure)
- Getting all my books published.
- Wondering if I’ll have a job in 2 years…
- …hell with that! Wondering if I’ll be alive in 2 years.
- worrying about family, friends, and world events I can do nothing about.
How many times have any of us asked, “Why didn’t I take my own advice?
I enjoy reading Sue Vincent’s posts, and found this particular post to be food for thought: https://thesilenteye.co.uk/2021/01/26/standing-out/
I wrote the following reply:
One of my favorite quotes from Gandhi: “Nearly everything you do is of no importance, but it is important that you do it.”
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We live on one grain of sand, somewhere on a beach we call “the universe.” Being thankful and doing what we can to help others is not any less, or any more, important to the beach.
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My brain — no matter how hard I try — is NOT getting the memo.
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One day, I’ll put things into perspective but, obviously, that “perspective” is NOT going to happen at night.
Permanently exhausted pigeon… I can relate to that 😀
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After what you and Mary have been through, I’ve no doubt.
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Mary more than me, I feel.
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I love permanently exhausted pigeon. I am also one of those. I just operate a little more effectively early in the day than later. Your list of night time worries made me smile. I don’t worry about any of those things and I sleep like the dead.
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Wish I could sleep as peacefully. I’m happy to know that someone can get a good night’s sleep.
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Robertawrites235681907 i think i hate you…in between stress and midlife insomnia, I’m a zombie pigeon
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I am sorry to hear that. I am lucky in that I can sleep anywhere, any place and anyhow. My husband doesn’t sleep and suffers from insomnia.
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I hope you never have to learn to live any closer to insomnia than with someone who has it. You are, indeed, fortunate.
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I have other issues, Joelle. I suffer from chronic back pain and high blood pressure both induced by constant stress and to much work. I am lucky I can sleep, it is a blessed escape.
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I can certainly sympathize. I have mild scoliosis. When I was 20, I had a motor scooter accident that left me with back pain for years. Oddly, I had little problem sleeping until reaching the early 50’s.
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When the horror-moans start to change in mid-life, it’s like being on a roller coaster that doesn’t care when you want it to stop, go, or hit the high points. Want to sleep? That’s when the coaster decides to roar. Need to work, that’s when it wants to stop.
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When you retire you can stay up until 4 and sleep until noon.
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I tried to retire — for 2 months and 8 of the longest days of my life. 🙂
I love my job. And if I’m going to publish books, I have to be able to pay the people who do the editing and uploading.
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