Biological Sleeping

I always thought that the best way to sleep is by one's biological clock--by which I mean, stay up as late as you want, and sleep as late as you want, until you wake up naturally, no jarring alarm clocks involved.  Of course, people don't usually get to do that for one reason or another.

Gerry, for instance, does not get to do that because he cannot sleep as long as he would like.  It is a rare occasion for him to get five or six hours of uninterrupted sleep  He wakes up several times during the night and cannot go back to sleep. He gets his hours in snatches.  I also wake up in the night, but have no trouble going back to sleep.  The vast majority of the non-retired world has to get up at ungodly hours to go to work or to school.

What a pleasure it is to be at a life stage when usually alarm clocks are not involved.  In fact, just this year (the past seven days or so) I decided that I did not want to sleep past a certain time in the morning (which I will not publish here), and named a specific hour that I want to wake up by.   Much to my surprise,  I have awakened at precisely that time every day this week,  all on my own.  (not something I've been able to do in the past).  Of course, my usual required number of hours of sleep is about nine hours, so I guess I've just slept myself out by then.

If I were not married to someone who has sleep problems,  I would not even be aware of how blessed I am to be able to sleep long and deep, and to go to sleep as soon as my head hits the pillow!   I am most thankful for that gift, because I believe that the body is restored, healed of its ailments, during the time when one is sleeping.

I would wish for everyone good sleeping!  And good healing.  And good night!