Sleep is once again becoming elusive.
*le sigh*
This generally happens within a few weeks of being home. I don't know exactly why, but it does. Hopefully it won't develop as badly as it did last summer. That was pretty bad-- I'd be up until 4-5am, and then I'd only sleep for a few hours.
Right now it's only 11:40pm, so I don't have too much cause to be alarmed, save for the fact that I've been going to bed around 10pm since I've been home. It's just that it's been taking about an hour to get to sleep these past few nights and tonight is worse than usual. It always starts out slow like this, then turns into full-blast insomnia.
Trust me, I don't need to battle with insomnia in addition to other things right now.
I need to write. Something. Anything. Maybe a short story. I've had this idea for a short story floating around for a while now... I would follow the soldier that pierced Jesus on the cross from the agony in the garden all the way up to death of Christ. For some reason he's been in meditations during the sorrowful mysteries. At each event, the soldier's eyes meet with Jesus', and slowly there's a conversion of heart, culminating in his exclamation, "Truly this man was the Son of God!"
Hm. Well, I suppose I'll try to go to sleep again. Here's to trying.
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My sleeping habits usually go out the window when I come home, too... very gradual though. I've been trying to get into bed around 10-10:30am; however, it has not been going as planned. My mother comes home from work around 9pm, so I try to spend more time with her. Lately I've been staying up until about midnight or later. (Arg.)
ReplyDeleteI'll be praying for you in regards to the sleeping matters. :(
Have you ever tried drinking chamomile tea to help with going to sleep? Last year while in the convent, I grew to appreciate Sleepytime tea. :lol: After a while, it actually began working for me! Now I'm trying to get back into the habit of drinking a cup about an hour before I need to be in bed.
By the way, your short story sounds like a good read! St. Longinius!!! I've never been much of a short story writer, but I tend to do poetry when I just absolutely *need* to write. I hope the writing will help you. :hugs: