I often cannot sleep....insomnia is a terrible condition, especially when one has to get up early the next day. For me the best times to sleep are from mid-night to four in the morning, and then from eight to ten or so in the morning, after which I get up and I'm fine for the rest of the day. However I do plan on taking a siesta at four in the afternoon just to see if that helps me sleep through the night. Hey, it's worth a shot. I think when I was in college, I would sleep almost normal hours, but always rose up the next morning very tired and never really caught up till the weekend.
Now that I know what my sleep condition is and how best to deal with it, I find that I actually love the early morning hours. I used to hate them, dread them even; to wake up and know that you'll be up from four to eight in the morning no matter what you do is very annoying. But I've resigned myself to doing things during those hours that would not be possible otherwise.
For example: when it rains during the night, the best time to hear it is about 4:30am. All is quite, except for the rare car or two that might pass by. There are few or no planes, no trains, no buses, and no neighbors talking loudly, or kids laughing and/or screaming outside. I love these precious quiet times. I can think more clearly and pray more boldly. There are no distractions.
At one or two in the morning if I so happen to wake up then, I think those are the interesting times as well, for it is almost fairy hour, which is about three-ish. It's probably most quite at that hour because even insomniacs like me are still asleep. Mothers are up feeding their babies then, and the fairies, I think, must enjoy seeing that special bond take place.
Ok I don't really think fairies exists, at least not in the US, but it's nice to think about anyway.
So....I will continue enjoying the pale moon, and the stars, and when the hour of four comes around I'll see what other creative things I can invent or debate myself about, worry over, or pray about. Probably all three.
Sweet dreams.
