Apparently, this continues the theme from yesterday’s post.

Today is Saturday, the day before Easter in fact, Happy Easter to you.  Last night I decided that I was not going to attend my Saturday morning activities and only attend the afternoon ones. I was tired and really just wanted to sleep in.  Shortly before 5:00 am my body said, it’s time for you to get up. I was duly upset by this because it did not fit at all within my PLAN. I tried to close my eyes again, they popped back open. I gave myself a 15 minute window to fall back asleep, it didn’t work. I turned the light on, grudgingly of course plugged in and started paying bills. The bills were not what was on my mind.

In fact there was nothing on my mind at all, nothing bothering me, no urgency that caused me to wake up.  What I realized is that my body was ready, even though my mind had already decided the previous night what the body was going to do.  I spend a lot of time trying to control my body via exercise, the foods I eat, the medications I take (or refuse to take) and the amount of sleep that I need.  Sleep is one that I struggle with more than anything. When I’m tired I don’t go to sleep, because it will “mess me up” for when I’m SUPPOSED to be asleep and that is the error of my ways.  I’m SUPPOSED to go to sleep not when my mind tells myself to but when I’m TIRED.  Of course, this is not always possible to do.  Falling asleep on the grind or behind the wheel or in a meeting is not an option, but in the home away from any outside responsibilities, sleeping is an okay thing to do.

The battle of the body and sleep shouldn’t be a battle at all.  Again putting the dukes down in a simple situation, sleeping vs. getting up makes it easier to recognize in much tougher situations when it’s time to surrender and roll with it instead of fighting a needless battle.

Is there something poking you right now encouraging you to move? Just because it’s not in your plan doesn’t mean you should battle it or refuse it.  Roll with it, once you get rolling you might just discover something fantastic, useful, productive and all other sorts of goodness.