Today I’d like to talk to you about sleeping. I’ve been doing a lot of it lately, and I’ve been loving it.
Sleep is an important part of the Easy Exhaustion Cure. It’s a no-brainer really, isn’t it: you’re exhausted, you need to sleep. Everybody knows that. But how many people actually do it? I mean, I know we all do it, but how many of us do it enough, and do it right?
The EEC is easy – it says so in the title. But it does require some action, like clicking a button to buy it, then reading it, then gathering your resources, then actually following the advice. Not a great deal to do, and the gold, silver and bronze system makes it really simple, so if you’re too exhausted or too broke to do all of the steps, you can start small and work up from there. But to follow any health-improving programme, you do need motivation and you need to take some action.
Sleep, though... equals inaction. And if you’re like me you might feel a bit guilty about it. I thought sleeping a lot meant being lazy, which was kind of the opposite of what I wanted to be. And that was part of the cause of the exhaustion in the first place. Actually, for a long time I didn’t feel a bit guilty, I felt a lot guilty. A lot. My body had to almost completely shut down for me to finally get the message that it was okay to take lots of rest. Even then it took a while for the guilt to stop. And actually, feeling guilty is exhausting...
Don’t do that to yourself. You’re here to be, not to do. Yes, I know you’ve got a lot on and plans to do even more. Me too. But how are you going to do it all if you don’t give your body and your mind enough rest?
It’s the middle of the afternoon and I’ve just got out of bed. I did get up in the morning but I felt tired so I went back to bed and slept for an hour. Now I feel great. I’m ready to work and my afternoon and evening will be much more productive because I’ve given myself the chance to rejuvenate.
Maybe you can’t do that, at least not every day, because you’re at work. But you can get an earlier night. You can commit to going to bed an hour earlier than usual once or twice a week, and take it from there. Don’t worry about getting less done, because you’ll be able to get more done in less time if you’re getting the right amount of sleep.
And please – your bedroom is for sleeping in. It’s not a TV room or an office, so get that equipment out of there. Leave your phone and your laptop in another room. You don’t want the electromagnetic interference and you don’t want the mind chatter. Take time to relax before bed. Make sure the room is dark. Get yourself an earthing sheet and you’ll never want to get out of bed again...
I’ve been sleeping for ten hours plus most nights. How fantastic to be told that you have to sleep – I mean, that you must sleep, that it’s one of the most important things you can do. (Except you’re not doing, you’re being...) Elwin has told me to sleep, and Mr S has been telling me these past few years that it’s my job to get better. Getting better meant looking for people who could support and advise me, and one of those people was Elwin. So it’s my job to listen to Elwin’s advice. Just doing my job...
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