January 11, 2011
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Dead or Alive?
Inspiration is quickened when the soul is awakened.
Night time is when I am supposed to be sleeping. Common belief is that a gal my age should be getting a solid (I wish) 8 hours of sleep. Obviously, my body doesn't meld with common belief. While I am physically resting in bed and everything/one is quiet, my mind kicks into gear. OH I can do this and that and scrub this and paint that and move this piece of furniture and that mirror can go THERE and those little gizmos can be put away and oh, I wish So and So would just admit he's wrong and if ONLY that gal would hear me out she'd understand the whole picture and I'd move mom and dad up here in a New York minute and oh, yes, my little friend's baby shower plans need to be planned and I must study that particular photo concept she wants done for the baby and what's going to be for dinner tomorrow and I need to call the dentist and gosh that mammo hurt thist time and let's see if I can pull off putting a row of fake mushrooms on the fireplace mantle and oh, Lord please help those people who have just lost loved ones and you, You my Comforter and King are amazingly full of grace and mercy and I am blessed to be able to come to you in all my pitiful non-glory and thank you for your forgiveness and love and understanding and........zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
Day time. I've not met the 8 hour quota, I've forgotten some of the most creative ideas and thoughts, I'm feeling a tad droopy. The sun is not shining, the dreary clouds are hovering over our smoky smelling little town, it's nipping cold outside and I am tugging at my brain cells to give me a clue as to what to do. ---pause---
Move! Focus! Laugh! (At least look in a mirror and smile.) God will give me exactly what I need for today and I trust that my inspiration will quicken as I awake.
Comments (9)
Oh, so many thoughts!!! This post made me laugh, Gail -- I've done that so many times ~ ~ ~ And this morning I actually woke early, but went back to sleep!
Bless your heart, isn't that the way most of us think, like a ticker tape or moving marquee. Sounds like you got on the right track though. I never get 8 hours sleep nor would I be able to rise up out of bed if I laid that long!
Oh yes, I can relate. Busy, busy mind sometimes in the middle of the night, were does all that energy go in the day time?! I often find when I stop thinking, and start praying that I fall asleep. Some other helps to look into, taking a magnesium pill right before bed, I started because of the cramping pain in my legs from the fibro and it really makes me sleep better. The articles I read said that most people are deficient because our soil is deficient. Anyway worth a try if it is OK with your heart. I also started 5-HTP years ago, also helped the fibro, but a lot of that is when I sleep better I have less pain. Ha, imagine that. 5 HTP is supposed to also help with appetite and mood.
Have a wonderful day! Still trying to get mooooooving myself
oh wow! i have the same problem!! If only....i could turn off my brain and just sleep! (like hubby does right there beside me!)
I often think that it is just part of our make-up as women. Remember what the Bible said that Mary did when she learned that she would give birth to the Savior....she "pondered all of these things" in her heart! So that's what we so uncontrollably do...we "ponder" all things!! Hope you have a super cozy day!
Oh my. We are thinking alike today.
you have such a great way of putting things gail! my brain is on when it should be off *or resting* and off when it should be on! are we in the wrong time zone? should we like... visit paris or something to get it straightened out? wanna meet there for coffee ?
love you!
Well it definitely sounds like we all have the same kind of nights. One where instead of minds shutting down when we lay down, they suddenly go into overdrive. I wish for a time when I can just get the sleep I think I need (it just hit me that maybe I don't need that much sleep, just think I do) Well, I do love your posts, your posts make me smile. Thank you, my friend!
you doing ok??? just wondering.... it is crazy cold here.
@slmret - @Lucy_or_Ethel - @ABAHM - @Byers7 - @TrentTribe - @down_onthefarm - @oldfatgramma - @brokenbread - @brokenbread - I LOVE, love, LOVE you all! Ticker tape, racing thoughts, pondering, maybe actually getting enough sleep for now (?!)...I can see I'm not alone! I'm doing okay, really and yes, I'd love to meet you for coffee in Paris! WhAt a LoVeLy idea! ( :
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