Good-Night, Moon
Don't you wish you could really say good-night to the moon and the bears and the chairs and even to that little old lady whispering "hush" AND THEN JUST FALL STRAIGHT TO SLEEP.
Some people probably do, but I seem to be flooded with racing thoughts and one-last-things. Even if I am bone tired, I can lay awake fretting. A long time ago I learned that I fall asleep the fastest if I have to stay awake - so my rule is - I can't go to sleep until I think of one unique activity to do with the boys tomorrow. This is where I plot and hatch - ideas like - when we wake up we will be dogs all day; we'll eat our cereal on the floor, we'll run around on all fours, pretend to be different breeds, and play fetch.
But usually, trying to force something creative quickly lulls me to sleep, and my last thought is one of hope for tomorrow. The nice thing is that any thought that doesn't fit this requirement I abandon - its ok to stop thinking sometimes. Its a time that I can do a lot of harm some nights.
I have actually been thinking about this mysterious crevice between awake and asleep. And then my friend wrote about the same thing in her post - to read it you can click on "Hey Bert" (referring to Ernie's tendancy to wake up the sleeping Bert) - she puts it better! Its nice to know, I'm not the only one.
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Hi Angie, I know exactly what you mean about those minutes, sometimes hours trying to fall asleep. Sometimes it's things i'm worried about, sometimes excited about but my mind is just racing. My dad taught me some yoga postures to practice before bed that get your body into sleep-ready mode. I also read that as each thought enters your mind, try to imagine it as a leaf, falling off a tree in autumn, and drifting down a stream. Follow it until it drifts out of sight. I've tried it and let me say a million times better than counting sheep.
I guess I have no worth while thoughts, because I fall asleep usually before my head hits the pillow. I better work on this.
Dede, it just means you have great peace of mind!
I do my best droning just prior to sleep. Small children have told me for years to knock it off. The best way to fade off to sleep is in the early morning when it is BACK to sleep.
My creativity comes just before awakening, that between time, I've even written beautiful songs (which I can't sing when I awake) The hardest to sleep nights for me require either, someone reading to me, or some beautiful, soft music being played
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I have the same problem!! It's the worst! When it's really bad for me, I put a notepad and pencil next to the bed. Whenever I have a thought, I lean over, jot it down, then it's gone from my head and I can dwell on it in the morning.
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