Is The Night Being Good To You?

I'm awake, silly......ah, that I could actually read and comprehend while sleeping! tonight, finally tonight, I think I will sleep well. husband beside me, and prayers in my heart which is full of gratitude, as you know.
As for you.....deep peace, I wish for you. You are feeling a burden on your heart tonight, for this community, I can tell. Whenever I am "full" of concerns, especially for others, as I pray I breathe in deeply and feel their need or pain as I inhale....then as I exhale, I visualize my prayer surrounding that person, and see them being lifted to God - whole and at peace. I will pray that you you tonight....and bless you for your caring heart.

Miz Judy - I felt your prayers today - I truly did and I figured out a solution to a problem - it came to me - I'll tell you more later but I had this wonderful feeling of peace come over me. Seriously, dealing with my family has been so difficult but I thought of a wonderful solution and all seemed so well...I'm so happy for you - and you're so right - I'm tired so this is rattling words. Thank you Miz Judy - my thoughts were certainly with you today & we'll definitely walk the beach together someday! Salud.

The night has been a kind companion as of late. Moreso than it has been in the past.

Mariana it's morning here but still night where you are. I'll send you calming thoughts and I'll pray that you will told in your sleep, what a wonderful person you are and that you, dear soul, deserve the deepest and most restful slumber.
Tell me tomorrow if it worked for you. Salud.

Good article. Usually I'm so sleepy when I hit the sack I can sleep.

I slept so good after passing out so early, I missed this article. I never have trouble sleeping. My biological clock keeps shuting off around 11:00pm. Unless I'm gathering, then I'm drinking coffee and instead of trying to count sheep, I'm reading and commenting to the wee hours of the am. I hope you slept well dear Mariana. Oops, time to get ready for work. See you tonight.

Lovely, lilting way of describing insomnia. I awoke at four in tremendous pain ( back ) with my lover snoring fitfully. I promptly said the serenity prayer and reminded myself I have one hundred days in GA. Then of course I hopped on Gather for which my boyfriend resents me doing. SIGH...

I usually sleep very well. I have had 2 nights now of almost no sleep. I just can't shut my brain off. Your words are so soothing, and the flowers are lovely...I will try to think of both tonight, and maybe...sleep will come.

Mariana~ I was born with insomnia!!! I was a night baby...would get up at 10:00pm, and stay up for the rest of the night!!! When I was in my twenty's, I decided to work nights,so my children would always have a relative at home with them, and I wouldn't have to worry!!! It worked out for me better than I expected!! You would not believe how awesome the universe is with the moonlight!!! Now I have daytime insomnia...LOL!!! It's not that I can't sleep... there's always something to catch up on!!!

It's morning now but I slept poorly. My cats have decided that they would like a kitty treat around 2 AM and one of them has a frightfully loud MEOWWWWWWWW. So I woke up to that, told them no treats and tried to go back to sleep. Must have made it as they woke me up again around 3:30 at which time I threw them out the door. (They do go outside, so it wasn't a dreadful punishment.)

I have had a lot of worries lately; I even took some benadryl last night but it didn't seem to help at all. I appreciate your concerns and love the way you wrote about insomnia. Hopefully, ALL of us will sleep well tonight!

It is morning now, but I slept well last night. I have had several nights where I didn't so I think the exhaustion got the best of me. I was out as soon as I hit the pillow. I will probably need to envision your purple fields tonight.

lots of worries, not a lot of sleep. but it looks like i'm in good company...

Oye...I had one of "those" nights last night...and hate every time they happen. My system is all screwed up for the next day or so.

Oh, not being able to sleep is the pits...I've been lucky lately though I take a medication that makes me sleepy so it's been ok lately...dont know what will happen when i stop taking it...

Had a tossing, poor sleep night last night. Just have to make up for it tonight, I guess. Gracias, Sra.

Good Morning Everyone - So nice to wake up and read so many comments. Let me thank you. I always feel as if I've won the Academy Awards when I do this - (hey I like that form of joy - just always act as if you've won the Academy Awards for living and writing random musings!) Ok, out of order, Fred Hose you darling man, yes, I slept well - you must have started thinking about me at 2:34 California time because after the cats meowing and the dog's scratching and going to the bathroom and drinking water, I started taking some of my own advice, but right before I realized how influenced I am by other praying for me. The things that bother me are in relation to my mama's passing and the circumstances of which I had no control. Anyway, more on that later - but deep resentments pile up and I go over and over the same scenario until some higher power or my innate intelligence whispers - put it on the backburner, I'm gifting you with a dream. So, Fred, thank you and to all who sent me good wishes and prayers, thank you. I slept very well - I'll tell you the dream in a few.

Miz Marianne - We need to heal you. First, don't eat bananas in the middle of the night, you could smother. What you need is blackstrap molasses because your blood is weak and you need potassium, calcium and magnesium. What's wrong with you anyway? We want you well and healthy.

William M. you have a big job here at Gather keeping the troops entertained and I'm sure when you dream of a Gather screen filled with comments! I know sometimes I do. In fact, all my best inspired book titles have to pass right in front of my third eye.

Charles, you're a well-balanced person and right where you should be - see how nice that is. My mama used to listen to Delilah and then go to sleep around one in the morning and sleep all night. I'd be up half the night - she'd say, Fan yourself - she always had an Ibenico - fan next to her - that's a handfan, I just don't know how to spell it in Spanish. So, I'd do that and sleep like a dog in the crochet hats she made me. (I always sleep with my hats on) lol

Amanda, I love how you write and hope your boyfriend quits resenting that because you are a born writer.

Ok kids, I'm off to check on other article but will finish my thank you's in a bit. Salud.

Sorry for the bad night, Mariana, I've been there many times. I would have slept good myself if it hadn't been for Darwin Cat missing me so much over the weekend that he kept trying to get under the covers and hold on to me. Then when I did get to sleep, I had a dream that gather member, David L.'s dad was mad at me for not working on some historic projects that he and I are doing together. And boy was his Dad mean!

Cecile, Aw that's one crazy cat you have there - lol Darwin cat awww so sweet...Awww well at least you had a dream - those are always telling you a message huh! lol. Salud.

Hi sweet Mariana,I enjoyed your articl and the comments. I have to say you made me smile at the thought of you sleeping in your hats.I go to slrrp listening to a taped book. That's my cure for insomnia.Howerver I'm sharing a poem I wrote on a hot night when it was too uncomfortable inside the house,so I sat on the verandah in the dark with only the moon and stars for company, and this is what I wrote:
The leaves make sounds
that soothed my ears,
till the tilt and tumble
of my mind grew slight.
The cat walked gently through the night
without rippling the darkness.
Evening delight.
Goodnight, sweet dreams Mariana.x

The leaves make sounds
that soothed my ears,
till the tilt and tumble
of my mind grew slight.
The cat walked gently through the night
without rippling the darkness.
Evening delight.
Goodnight, sweet dreams Mariana.x

Poem by Bluey B. Bluey, I love this and will read it again tonight before I go to sleep - I thank you so much for a lovely comment! and Poem! Salud.

Not sleeping here. Not even sleepy.
Nicotine withdrawal is decidedly unpleasant.

Yes, I'm with Debbie - it's been a tough "not smoking" day and night, but we seem to eased past the worst of it (with a whole lot of encouragement and support). So, now there is mellow music and winding down to bedtime, when hopefully sleep will offer a little respite from the craving. Last night was not a help though as I had a smoking dream - it is an odd by product of not smoking - having dreams where I smoke and it is almost too real, and when I wake I have to reassure myself that in fact it was just a dream....and how you are tonight, gentle Miz Mariana?

Mariana I read this last night, but I must have closed out the page instead of hitting the post icon.
Sometimes being blonde is painful, hohoho, well at least to those around me.
I love your article. I usually go over the positive events of of the day and leave anything negative behind.
I try to begin and end each day saying 'Life is good.'
It helps!

Debbie - just let your mind drift - don't try to swim - just float.

Miz Tonia, you have to fill that void with something as there is a void - smoking is more than just puffing and filling your lungs - it's a whole atmosphere - a whole character - you're losing it - now you have a void but oh ain't it great to have room in your life for something amazing! Enjoy that space now and breathe in fresh air! I am doing good - had the "every five year" physical - am in great shape - b.p. slightly elevated but I don't take meds - I have a great doctor who doesn't push me - the hub said she probably learned more from my advice than she did in all 8 years of med school...hahaha...Thanks for asking. I have to cut back to 2 glasses - advice to myself because I want to lose 10 pounds and the b.p. will go down! All is well, I will be glad to get my camera back - it's in the shop - as you can see there's a blur in all the pictures and then the settings all went off - I'm having it fixed then someday hopefully can get another one as I have a big project this summer...

Miz Tomi - oh hon - I'm a blonde trapped in a brunette body so don't feel badly - at least folks don't expect you to be smart. lol.

Thanks for coming for a visit - I think I'll make some Sleepytime tea which by the way folks is made of camomile flowers and does the trick zzzzzzz. Salud.

Well, I suggested blackstrap molasses because it contains many things that our bodies need and it's in natural form - iron, potassium, magnesium, and calcium to name a few. These three minerals all work together and help anemic and folks who have arthritis. Also, SleepyTime tea as I mentioned has chamomile. Anyway, I'm glad you're sleeping better. Have a great day, Miz Marianne. Salud.

I wake up and stumble into the cat who begs to be fed as compensation for having been almost trod upon -- we then argue.

Spring just fled, it has gotten cold again so we shut our windows and the furnace supplies us with heated dusty air.

Greg - I truly love your comments! Salud.