Late Night Problem Solving – Sleeping Soundly
The alarm clock reads 2:15 AM. She tosses and turns in her bed claiming she will be sleeping any minute now. The ping pong match of thoughts started prior to the interruption of looking at the numbers on the clock resumes.
“Maybe if I turned the sofa in towards the fireplace rather that at an angle, the room would look bigger. If only I had one more small table to sit next to the chair in the corner. That large picture just does not go well in the room. I knows Anna loves that picture but staging is about selling the house.
I will tell her …”
A glance at the Alarm clock reveals it is now 2:30 AM. “I cant’ believe this. I have to get up in 4 hours. I have to get to sleep. I have a busy day tomorrow.”
“…I will tell her that if she wants to get the best price for her house she needs to let go of that picture. When she moves into her new place it will fit perfectly in her new dinning room.”
The conversation continues. The thoughts penetrate and occupy all areas of her brain pushing away any notion of sleeping.
Our over-active brains tend to focus on solving problems in the middle of the night. We have complete conversations in our mind preparing ourselves for difficult situations.
It is natural. You are normal. During the night you are less apt to be distracted. Your brain locks on to a problem and needs to fix it. Now!
Break the thought patterns by refocusing the brain on something else.
1. Count backwards from 100.
2. Spell the word S.l.e.e.p. slowly, over and over again
3. Recite your favorite prayer. Pausing for a brief moment between each word.
4. Accept this time a wonderful gift. Many great solutions to problems come from the darkest time in the night. Get up and write down what you are thinking or draw pictures about it. Do whatever you need to do to express this time creatively.
According to Wayne Dyer these wake-up calls are God whispering to you.
Are you listening?
Vickie Griffith
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