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Something I Needed to Read — About Sleep

I am not, as they say, a morning person.  But I have 4 early morning meetings each week (5:30-7:00am).  So I am in a constant struggle to get in bed early.  

As I have aged I have noticed that my struggle has become even more difficult.  Because of this I do a lot of reading about the value of sleep. It is a good motivator.  I have read several articles about the waste removal system that our brains use and I wanted to pass on this one.

https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/news/story/5508/not-all-sleep-is-equal-when-it-comes-to-cleaning-the-brain.aspx

In his book, The Life You’ve Always Wanted, John Ortberg wrote:

Before Elijah was to spend a prolonged time in solitude and prayer at Mount Horeb, the angel of the Lord had him take not one, but two long naps. Contrast this with the disciples at Gethsemane, who could not pray because they kept falling asleep. Sleep is a gift from God … For some of you reading this book, perhaps the single most spiritual thing you could do right now is to put it down and take a nap. 

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The Religion of “Workism”

I ran across this today and thought it was worth passing on.  It’s a short read that came out 3 days ago in The Atlantic.  The Title is “Workism Is Making Americans Miserable.” It’s full of links to other studies and  confirms the rising role of the devotion to work, often over family, faith and relationships.

 

Here is a little tease:

 
“The decline of traditional faith in America has coincided with an explosion of new atheisms. Some people worship beauty, some worship political identities, and others worship their children. But everybody worships something. And workism is among the most potent of the new religions competing for congregants … In the past century, the American conception of work has shifted from jobs to careers to callings—from necessity to status to meaning.”
 
 

An important read.

 
Blessings,
Bob