Circadian Rhythm

     I must admit that being with someone younger in chronological age than myself has been a bit of a jolt.  You see, often she appears to have the wisdom of an 80 yr. old.  She joked yesterday that she gets 8 hrs of sleep a night and her family thinks she is crazy.  I said I wake up during the night, do some reading or writing and go back to sleep.  Then she reminded me of the circadian rhythm sleep was common in the days of standing watch or early settlers and is common in animals.  

     I felt very normal and will not make a big deal about getting up at night or staying up at night and then going back to rest for a few hours.  We are the same same but different.  

     Swim coach Fred says I need to take two twenty-minute rest breaks a day for my A+ blood type.  I have never been a napper but I could stop and meditate or contemplate or slow down.

     Each of us can awaken our wise woman – our 80 yr old self.  I better get moving on that quest or I will be older than the wise women in my heart/soul.  On this trip, I feel that she is travelling with me most of the time.  As I reflect in my meditation time or just have fleeting memories of learnings over the years I see that I was not as “dumb” as I thought I was.  The more I drop trying to be someone else, the more I come into myself the happier and “smarter” I feel.  I am not making any effort at reinventing myself but simply slowing down and taking time to be in the moment – paying attention.. and listening.  

     Someone recently said, we have two ears so we can listen 2x a much as a we speak.   

     Now that is a concept.