What keeps me up at night? Sometimes it is as simple as being cold, so grabbing an extra blanket takes care of that lickety split. Or it might be that I ate too late in the evening. Or perhaps I put on a pot of tea after dinner and now my bladder needs attention. Other times it is much bigger things. Like, what will my life be like as I get older? Will I be healthy? Will my kids keep in touch? Will I have enough money to support myself? Sometimes I contemplate world issues like poverty or the way patriarchy has dis-empowered women. I prefer to easily drift into sleep and wake up refreshed and ready to take on a new day. At times I feel the heaviness too much to sleep. I wrestle with this and feel as though I am doing something wrong that I cannot let go of it easily. When I look at this in the light of day, I have a different perspective and realize that I am human and I am okay and not doing anything wrong when I cannot sleep. What I do then is spend extra time meditating to bring peace to my mind. And it comes beautifully. Thank you universe!
As you take two minutes to consider peace for our world today, think about what you can do to bring yourself back to peace when there is too much heaviness.
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