Friday Check-In
Take just this moment to check in with yourself. Let your face relax. I focus on letting go in my jaw. Take a breath. Follow the breath.
Is there something that you could do for yourself? Maybe it’s to say to yourself “I love you.” Maybe it’s to say “no” to something coming up that is causing you stress. Maybe it’s setting a time to get to bed and sticking to it.
I’ve been paying close attention to my sleep time. I had moved back from an eight-hour night to a seven-hour night. I had read an article saying that 8 hours is actually too long for some people, and the nights that I got 7 solid hours, I felt great the next day and mentally alert until bed time, when I was tired and ready to sleep. Perfect. But that 7 hours got eroded by going to bed a little bit late. I’m now targeting 7.5 hours and it seems to be working.
Regardless of when I get in bed, I just can’t control what time I fall asleep as much as I’d like, living in NYC (noise) and with a family (occasional chaos), etc. Shooting for 7.5 and getting 7 might be working. It’s a work in progress.
Sleep is massively messed with by alcohol, so locking in good sleep habits has been a wonderful way for me to enjoy the benefits of sobriety. Good sleep sets me up for a better day even on the bad days. I can deal with a bad day on good sleep so much better than a bad day on shitty sleep.
That’s one way I’ve been taking care of myself these past few weeks.
Take care and be well.
I love you,
David
