Sleep Walking

Last night I didn’t get much sleep.

My body was tired.

My eyes were tired.

My mind was wide awake.

I was probably half awake. Meaning, I was half asleep. Kind of sounds like the perfect time to take up sleep walking.

Scary enough, I feel this is how a lot of people spend their days, not just their nights. We spend the day having our mind focused on the work we’re assigned from our bosses and the stress that comes our ways but we’re not actually alert enough to change anything…or even realize that we CAN change everything.  So we spend every day doing the same thing. Half awake. Half asleep. Awake to the “world”; Asleep to what matters.

We’re tired.

We’re weary.

We’re in desperate need of a good nights sleep or a very alarming wake-up call.

But often neither happen. We wear ourselves down running around trying to do everything and make sure people approve of our lifestyle and choices. We neglect our body telling us we need to rest and then fuel it with caffeine to compensate. But we’re tired and everyone can tell. Our eyes are heavy and our bodies start dragging. Our hearts turn cold.

Take a minute to prioritize your day. Your week. Your life.

What matters? What’s important? What are you saying yes to when you should be saying no? What is your body telling you?

Wake up or go to sleep. Sleep walking only seems like a good idea until you wake up and realize that you are lost and don’t know how you got there.