Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep

And if tonight my soul may find her peace
in sleep, and sink in good oblivion,
and in the morning wake like a new-opened flower
then I have been dipped again in God, and new-created.
~D.H. Lawrence

Ah, sleep! I love snuggling into my bed at the end of a rewarding day. I sleep in both a feather bed and a duvet. It is a slice of heaven. Awakening refreshed is like being dipped again in God, a new creation, ready to face the day ahead. Isn’t that a great image?? Dipped again in God. Beautiful.

So February, heart month, is coming to an end. I was reading Stephanie Staples' blog tonight and found an interesting posting regarding sleep and how the lack of it can cause heart and stroke issues. You can check out the details at http://yourlifeunlimited.ca/_blog/Blog/post/Sleep_Matters_-_Face_the_Facts!/

Lots of us try to figure out the balance of waking and sleeping hours. When I was in Burundi, I perfected it for the most part. I went to bed early due to power outages, and rose at a decent hour. I must have slept nine hours each night. My body loved it. Back in the craziness of Canadian life, I average six hours a night, nudging me towards heart disease according to the information in the above blog.

I decided last week that I really should be in bed by 10:30 at the latest weeknights. Of course, over the weekend, I was up late every night. Ack!! Why is balance sometimes such a challenge?

Peace,

Suzanne