I discovered something this week, that I want to share with you all. It may come as a surprise, but…I need sleep.
Now former roommates have noticed the above, and even teased me about it. I actually have faced a lot of ridicule over the years about my need for sleep. The fact is, if my body does not get 8hrs, it tends to just ‘turn off’ at the oddest places. Including: The sound board, driving (long story…), the prayer room, every class I have taken, the movie theater and so on.Let me tell you something straight. I am not being lazy, this dropping off to sleep surprises me as much as the next person.I have however, learned a few warning signs.
You know that feeling when you sit down, and boy does that feel good to rest for a moment. That is a blaring siren to me, that I had better stand up or pace or something, because the next moment the head will be nodding for all to see. Sometimes I get caught off guard. Suffice it to say that I need sleep.
Well, so this blog is not supposed to be about my arcadian rhythms. Rather the laughable realization I had a few days ago. I was feeling extremely stressed. There was a list of stuff that I should have been doing, but I was too fried to even begin it. I was almost snapping at my students a couple times. So, I stopped and said ‘what’s my problem?’.Then I followed the advice of a leader of mine. He generally said that whenever he is feeling oppressed, depressed, that I am about to quit everything feeling… go home, eat something, and sleep. It was a revelation for me at the time. 
So, again this past week, I followed that advice. I had lunch, and took a 90 minute nap. Let me tell you, I woke up so refreshed with a great attitude. I made it to the prayer room, fulfilled my sound duties for the night, and then that night I slept for 9 hrs. Boy in the last 48hrs my life has turned about, because I took that time to rest. You know life’s issues are in a much better perspective after a little nap. I highly recommend it.
