Friday, July 31, 2009
NAPSTER
Here we go again.
As usual, there is a down market cast to the article.
People who are low income, have poor sleep habits, are worried and depressed, nap. They do not say until the end that many accomplished people nap and know the benefits.
I was born to a napping father. I continue the tradition. I have napped all my adult life. Every day.
Even when I was working as an on stage trainer I would nap. Different, but still a nap.
In that case, lying on my back with my eyes closed and almost instant transport to half sleep.
But off stage? In the office? Out of the office? On vacation? Naps!
My whole adult life.
I even took it a bit further when I read that Lyndon B. Johnson, he was a US President, remember? LBJ said that he took a nap every day and everyone should. "In your jammies". And I took that to heart too. Clothes off. Underwear shorts. Nap.
And no cell phones on or anything else. An isolation tank.
I am retired now. I still nap. I sleep from 8pm to 3am and I nap an hour and 15 minutes every day. About 10AM. That is 8 hours total.
Napping has never, ever bothered my night sleep.
When I nap, I am almost instantly asleep (faster than nighttime sleep) and quickly alertly awake.
Who out there is not napping? Get to it. Naps rule. Nappers rule.
Incidentally, I am also a meditator and I have to say that napping is not meditating. Nor the contrary. But they are related. Meditators do get sleepy sometimes. It is noted as it arrives and stays and, hopefully, passes. Somnambulance. A great word. Even if the spell checker won't take it.
What else can I say about napping? It is the secret of any success that I have had in life whether material, mental or spiritual.
Naps.
Have I made myself clear?
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