A Simple Intention

Sleep well, and wake refreshed, Tonia. I love this photo by the way! The curve and texture, and the lighting.

Sleep well and wishes for peace.

Fabulous photo

Great photo Tonia. I hope you get your rest.

Good night, and sleep well.

Positively zen-like. Love...absolutely...the minimalistic impact of this shot. Sleep well.

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

So funny. I just wrote on another post how sleep was eluding me, about a poem about sleep eluding the poet. The comment that followed said the same thing.

Is it a full moon or what???? :)

No, but it might as well be. She tried and is back up again. In 30 minutes I'm unplugging the modem. *wink*

SHHHHHHH!!!!

Pleasant dreams.

Well, your words certainly were relaxing to me...I hope they were to you. I'm sending positive thoughts your way.

Sleep well. I love the shot of the sleeping leaf.

hope you are sound asleep already... loved the picture

Tonia, that’s beautiful. I too am a bit sleep challenged.

what can we do to quiet these monkey minds, t? somehow we need to learn to stretch the spaces between thoughts. ok, you first...........

Gorgeous leaf on blue background... superb. ;o) Hope you caught a few winks last night, dear Tonia!

"Stillness is at the root of movement." Tao Te Ching. chapter 26

I hope you finally got some sleep last night, Tonia.

And yes, the moon was full Sunday or Monday, and the effect lasts from several days before to several days after.

A friend of mine calls that "popcorn" because as you think of one thing, another pops up, then another and another and so on.

It's extremely frustrating when you want to have that calm in your mind but sometimes, it leads you down an interesting path of thoughts that might resolve an issue or another - although rarely is the initial issue resolved then.

I did sleep very well - finally. Maybe it was something about the planetary alignment that was fueling the restless mind, but then there are other things getting stirred up at the moment as well.

Thanks for all the good wishes here :)

And Lainie - "popcorn" is a perfect analogy.

Sleeplessness is so frustrating...I usually sleep well but have been battling a bug that's going around here a work which come with a headache that's kept me up the last couple of nights.

Quieting the mind is something I've been working on this past several months T..I have a book I can suggest if you're interested. There are some very good meditations that I've found helpful, I'll email you.

I just love this photo! I hope you had a peaceful night.

I hope you had a good night's sleep. I, too, often have insomnia, and I feel on the top of the world when I have a full night's sleep.

I hope sleep finds you more easily.

This photo, just alike all the rest of your photos, is absolutely breathtaking in its simplicity - the coloring is beautiful.

The 84 yr old neighbor also has great trouble sleeping at nights during the full moon time...

I know that there are many ways to meditate or slow the mind down, but I've been using one recently that I'll pass on. From A Course In Miracles:

"This Holy Instant do I Give to You. Be You in Charge. I Will but Follow You, Certain that Your Direction Gives Me Peace."

There are times when my mind jumps in with a distraction immediately after I have spoken this phrase, so I repeat it...and back and forth we go - all the while I am breathing slow, deep breathes... Usually, I can drift off to sleep rather quickly. The beauty of this practice is that I wake in the morning refreshed and with a sure, certain, peaceful KNOWING that all is well and my getting myself out of the way is wonderfully freeing and soothing. I smile - just grin away until something distracts me and off I go to physical reality.....

I'm glad you were finally able to get some well-deserved sleep!!

Lovely lingering look at a last lost lonely leaf, and here's hoping you have been sleeping better lately.