I’ve been sleeping a lot lately and enjoying the feeling of my bed. I’ve never been a recreational sleeper, sleep is just something I do when I need to recharge.  I just as often fall asleep in my office chair as I do my recliner or the fainting couch in my studio.  Lately I’ve been making myself walk into my bedroom and go to sleep in my bed.  And stay there for a minimum  of 6 hours.  Right now my body is working best when I make myself take extra rest, so I’ve been dawdling in bed as I wake up.  Instead of just jumping up and into work, I make myself stay in bed until I’ve been there 6 hours in a row.  That usually means two hours left over.  I’ve been really enjoying the feel of the sheets, and the softness of the coverlet.  I have a feather pillow and I like to scrunch it into just the right position under my head and neck.  It’s warm here, so I have the fan blowing on me, and I enjoy the feeling of that.  I listen for the sounds of the crickets outside, or the birds, or the dew dripping from the oak and bamboo leaves onto the ground.

I take the time to prepave my day, to go over my list of things to be done, and see myself moving through them quickly.  I take the time to wish friends well and say some prayers for the peace of the world.  But the point is I make myself stay prone for the entire six hours.  And I feel better at the end of the day, I have more energy by doing that.

I saw friends Susan and Gajendra Giles, and others, at the Yoga Shakti Mission the other day, and it’s good to see everyone is slimming down and staying fit.  Susan has the body of a 25 year old.

We’re getting older, ah so.  And so what – we’re getting better. If we make ourselves do what it takes to get there, that is.

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