Thursday, 11 December 2008

Polyphasic sleep day 11

The fog has lifted! Wow, I can’t believe it, my head is crystal clear. I was seriously doubting that this moment would come. The last couple of days were a real struggle. It was so difficult to wake up from the nap at night, my head was very heavy and I felt like a zombie but I managed to keep going knowing that this must end.
Here it is. I just woke up from my midnight nap and I’m totally refreshed, as good as new. For the first time I feel really awake, clear and full of energy. If that’s going to continue then I’m definitely going on.
I had a very busy day at work and came back late again, around 10pm. I felt good during the day, no side effects, no tiredness. I managed to have good naps except the last one at 8pm so when I came home I immediately went for a nap. I woke up a little bit spaced out but it was within my norm and now I’m after the midnight nap.
I have no idea if this wonderful feeling of awakening will last and if so how long so I’m enjoying it catching up on my private work.

“As you go about your daily activities, from the moment you get up in the morning up to the time that you go back to sleep, constantly imagine that you are smiling inwardly at your outer reality as you go about your daily activities. Imagine that you are smiling from the deeper recesses of your mind, originating from within your heart area, and that you are projecting that happiness and smile outward through your eyes and expression. No matter what the circumstances are. You will find increasingly that your eyes will be smiling and so will your mouth, that will often curl up to a slight smile.

At the same time imagine that your heart constantly expresses a great inward smile filled with pure joy of being alive, no matter what.” Nick Good’s little crafty exercise…

2am, starting to feel a little bit tired. I could do a 2am extra nap but I think I skip it and go to the kitchen to prepare some raw food instead.

3.20am that was a good move. I made some raw cashew cakes. Tomorrow I make some ice creams.
I also did standing postures of ashtanga yoga and that was very rejuvenating.

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