This is a screenshot from my son’s favorite game, Soul Caliber II. Since I promised him an hour just me and him doing stuff once a week in attempt to bond more, this game has become a weekly endeavor. The beast reminds me of the beast of sleepiness attacking me right now: unyielding, ferocious, unmerciful.
I think the worst torture we do to ourselves is sleep deprivation. Why is it so hard sometimes to just lay down and take a nap? When we’re tired it’s hard to stay positive. Usually there are times in the day we can sleep more and we just don’t. And then of course there are the many times it just isn’t possible with all we have to do. Spain and Mexico used to have a siesta in the day when all the stores closed and everyone taking a nap. I love the Hispanic culture, you can read more on that at my Cheese Enchiladas article here. In Soul Caliber II you have to strike the beast down to kill him. In the case of the sleepiness beast, you have to stop and do nothing do defeat him… why is that so hard to do?
Back to what I was saying: The tired feeling when you have things to do but keep nodding off is the single-most brutal beast in my life. It makes me cranky, impatient, grouchy, and uncomfortable. Maybe it’s because I spend too much time working, maybe it’s because I have recently been cutting way back on coffee … whatever the reasons, I’m a tired dude today and I think it’s probably mostly my fault.
I need to face it: It’s not possible to be a possibility thinker when I am too tired to think. See you on the other side of a much needed nap.
Have you come face to face with the most brutal beast?
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It must be something in the air, Damien. The last two days I’ve been so tired I didn’t even do a Thursday Thirteen! I get very tired in the winter, though, when the weather is this cold. Fortunately, we’ve "warmed up" to 2 below zero, but they are saying on Monday it will be 48 degrees! Maybe if I thaw out a little, I’ll wake up! In the meantime, siestas should be mandatory!I used to love visiting Mexico. We would stay for a month. I love Mexican food, too, but I had a hard time eating the way my ex-husband’s family cooked. Muy pica! OMG-they liked everything so hot! Mexico has the BEST shrimp cocktail I’ve ever had in my life, too! Fabulous!Hope you feel better after your nap!Jessica
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LOL @ muy pica ;) The nap helped a lot. Unfortunately I tried to take it when the girls were in the pit-hour so I was only abe to lay down for 10 minutes … but it sure helped! I feel great today. Hope you have a good one!
I am definitely ruled by the amount of sleep I get, especially my moods and concentration levels. I honestly believe there is a link between many crimes and sleep (and sugar levels). I’m with you on Mexico and Spain and siestas.
If all that new crime hadn’t started in Mexico (the kidnappings) I would be tempted to spend a month there.
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What a difference a nap and a day can make eh? It makes you wonder how much better society might be if siestas were mandatory. I haven’t heard about the Mexico crime stuff, I’ll have to check it out!
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