L U N A T A L K with Eva Moon

Snuggle for the Cause

March 7, 2008 on 11:15 am | In General Musing |

Your bed is calling you. Calling, with its sweet siren voice. Yes, it’s the middle of the day. Yes, you should be working. But it’s still there, caressing the back of your mind with pillowy fingers.

You must sleep sometime between lunch and dinner, and no halfway measures. Take off your clothes and get into bed. That’s what I always do. Don’t think you will be doing less work because you sleep during the day. That’s a foolish notion held by people who have no imaginations. You will be able to accomplish more. You get two days in one — well, at least one and a half.”

–Winston Churchill

Americans are sleep-deprived. Even though studies show that short naps improve alertness, performance and productivity, we persist in filling every daylight second with eyes-open activity. As if the world will get into who knows what kind of mischief the minute we turn our backs. Trust me. Things will continue pretty much on schedule without your constant vigilance. If you ever doubt it, go visit a cemetery.

Now, you have a perfect opportunity to turn over a new coverlet: NATIONAL NAPPING DAY. National Napping Day is celebrated each year on the Monday following Daylight Savings Time. You’re tired enough already. And now they’re stealing one more precious hour!

Make a stand for lying down.

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