Are you feeling rested yet?  I wrote about how most of us are sleep deprived in my August Re:Connections and hopefully you didn’t fall asleep reading it!!  I have been struggling with getting more sleep myself and I understand how difficult it can be to make sleep a priority. There are always so many other interesting (and not so interesting) activities, people and opportunities that pull us away from our bed that we are seduced into thinking….okay, just one more late night but tomorrow, I’ll go to bed early for sure!  

I came across this quote by Harry Emerson Fosdick…”He who cannot rest cannot work;” and I would add “or find joy.” Now you may argue with me that you find joy in many of the activities that are keeping you from sleep and rest and I would agree.  And what I know for sure is that your deepest joy rests within you and it takes slowing down and connecting with that part of yourself that will truly help you live more joyfully.  Taking the time to rest and to sleep will only give you more time and energy to participate in your joyful activities and it will also give you the clarity to say no to, change or stop the activities that don’t align with your joy.   To help you practice slowing down I am delighted to share this link with you.  Take two minutes in a lovely bit of relaxation that you can fit into your day.  Take two minutes here:  http://www.donothingfor2minutes.com/  (Note: this webpage requires your computer to be completely still so if you are trying to use this program on your laptop, on your lap for example, you may find that you have to keep hitting the refresh button – just another fact in the case for stillness, I guess!).