Friday, December 2, 2011

Tired Is a State of Heart



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My son has been coughing at night.  Nothing to be worried about.  One of those air-getting-drier coughs that sets in after you've been sleeping for awhile and your throat catches a tickle.  Still, I refuse to turn the monitor off, just in case it suddenly worsens.  So his coughing has meant some nights of very interrupted sleep this week.

I was really dragging on Monday.

I started Tuesday with three cups of coffee instead of my usual one.

And then I remembered that two years ago this week I had a one-week-old baby.  And I jumped when he cried.  And I watched him sleep.  And I barely slept - both out of amazement at his little life and out of first-time-mom terror.  And I wasn't tired.

Tired has a lot to do with sleep.  And a lot to do with stress.  But it also has a lot to do with where your heart is at.  When it's held fast in the right place, I can be pretty run-down and pretty weary but still not tired.

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4 comments:

  1. It does have a lot to do with where your heart is at. You're right. And it helps to much to have your heart held fast in the right place. I fully agree. Good stuff! Happy Five Minute Friday!! :)

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  2. Oh - these are beautiful thoughts. Run down and weary but not tired, because our hearts are held fast to the right moment, the right perspective, the right focus. Love this!

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  3. so true ... sleep and the condition of our heart... we are physical and spiritual beings...you expressed it well...thanks for sharing!

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  4. This is so very true!
    I am exhausted today despite having lots of sleep, but the stress is dragging me down. Time to reassess and make plans for simpler days I think!

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