Thursday, February 03, 2005
Sleeping or Waking
It's true, waking up is hard to do. Some people have the discipline or nocturnal aversion to rise early and greet the sun daily with ease. As for the rest of us we are fond of our precious sleep, we guard and cherish it above many things. Specifically, we love over sleeping. Some of us partake with a secret shame for this indulgence, while others openly share their deep love of sleeping in regularly with no regret for the day lost. I used to be an extreme case myself and still have a long way to go in order to come to some sort of satisfactory resolve.
While talking with a friend this morning about this topic I asked him, "Okay, so I’m trying to establish if there is any activity (passive or active) that you would rather be doing besides sleeping in....what excites and motivates you to the degree that you would jump happily from bed (figuratively speaking)?" There was nothing he could call to mind that was worthy of rising for prior to 11 am.
Anyone who has spent a few days at a monastery and kept the hours with them knows the intensely warm beauty of those early morning prayers. So, I want to talk about sleep in general, and if we get to it, should we view the days beginning as significant enough to call us early from our bed and sleep as it calls our brothers and sisters each morning? I really don't mean to load that question, but really want to know how others might view this topic.
Perhaps I'll share more of my extensive background with sleep wars in the comment box.
It's true, waking up is hard to do. Some people have the discipline or nocturnal aversion to rise early and greet the sun daily with ease. As for the rest of us we are fond of our precious sleep, we guard and cherish it above many things. Specifically, we love over sleeping. Some of us partake with a secret shame for this indulgence, while others openly share their deep love of sleeping in regularly with no regret for the day lost. I used to be an extreme case myself and still have a long way to go in order to come to some sort of satisfactory resolve.
While talking with a friend this morning about this topic I asked him, "Okay, so I’m trying to establish if there is any activity (passive or active) that you would rather be doing besides sleeping in....what excites and motivates you to the degree that you would jump happily from bed (figuratively speaking)?" There was nothing he could call to mind that was worthy of rising for prior to 11 am.
Anyone who has spent a few days at a monastery and kept the hours with them knows the intensely warm beauty of those early morning prayers. So, I want to talk about sleep in general, and if we get to it, should we view the days beginning as significant enough to call us early from our bed and sleep as it calls our brothers and sisters each morning? I really don't mean to load that question, but really want to know how others might view this topic.
Perhaps I'll share more of my extensive background with sleep wars in the comment box.
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