Today I reflected on sleep. Yep, I did that the whole day, outdoors, indoors and whilst conversing with friends and housemates. Isn't it funny how much sleep effects your day, your mood-swings, your personality, and projections thereof? My reflections quite surprised me, considering I slept like an energized guinea pig on any given night; if I were to take timestamps of my waking hours, it would be 2am, 5am, 8.30am, 9am, 10am and finally 11am. Sigh.
I guess that’s what two coffees within a time frame of 9 hours can do to you – make you have unsettled sleep; that coupled with unnecessary customer comments and looks that could earn money if they posted themselves on a reality TV show, does not really help.
And it was not even like I was partying all day; I worked all day, slept 7 hours the night before, and generally had a quiet weekend in, so one would think I would sleep well come Sunday night. I guess Sunday’s stress of up-front praying was a factor, but it should not have that effect on me – I’ve done that stuff before.
Anyways I’m digressing very non-linearly, and sounding very non-philosophical; ranting more like. I should keep a personal log - that might be more helpful, keep me from boring others needlessly. But I’ll save that for a rainy day. God willing my Tuesday will be better, after a good night’s sleep. My bed sure is looking comfortable… and on that note.
5 comments:
Yip, can't believe I'm checking out your blog.
To further your pondering on sleep you should read 'Counting Sheep' One of my favoutite books, one of the most informative and shaping that I have read, and all on that most glorious of states - sleep!
GJ
Yeah, I can't sleep unbroken all night, either - though apparently people do actually do that!
In a way I don't mind. I love that feeling when I wake up at 5:23am, look at my clock radio, and realise I've got another 3 hours sleep to go. That feeling of relish is almost worth the waking.
And do you ever find you wake up at the exact times every night? I think I actually did indeed wake up at 5.23am with a frightening regularity last year.
5.23am. Mate that is perfect time for a morning jog in the ambiance of sunrise's sunshine.
Yeah boys!
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