NAPTIME

"There's such a prejudice against napping in our culture.  You 'sneak a nap', 'get caught napping.'  But it's a no-cost way to keep people happy".....Bill Anthony

     Yesterday was a day with with no commitments.  And it's probably a good thing.  I have been feeling 'punky' the last couple of days and no matter what I was doing, yesterday,  I wanted to sleep.  I tape my favorite shows and  I had to rewind Regis three times. - and Orlando Bloom and Josh Groban were guests.  
     Checking e-mail this morning, coincidentally,  Dr. Andrew Weil's daily tip is Reasons to Nap.  He says that studies on sleep and the opinions of experts are convincing: napping has value.  Those who nap are generally in better mental health and mental efficiency.  And their nighttime sleep is better as well.  He continues that finding time to rest in our society is not easy.  We are bombarded with more and more stimulation.
     A lot of the world, takes a break in the afternoon.  In Italy for example, every thing closes down from Noon to three.  In the movie Avanti, the hotel manager tells Jack Lemmon that they take that time to eat, rest and make love and then in the evening they go home to their wives.

.     Dr. Weil asks us to consider the following:                 
                     Accept napping as a positive thing - it can make a day more
                                productive
                     Do not fight the body's desire to nap
                     Take naps when you can - as a passenger in a car, train or 
                                airplane
                     Consider time and duration - find what length and schedule 
                                 works for you
                     Napping can mean just taking a break - lying in a hammock or 
                                 just staring into space is the essence of rest.  It is  
                                 not doing that refreshes you in body and mind.

"There is more refreshment and stimulation in a nap, even the briefest, than in all the alcohol ever distilled." .....Ovid

      After all that sleep yesterday, I'm expecting to do great things today.
                                     God bless!