Some thoughts on sleep, and

1. Sleep
The Final Frontier... zzzz....

2. It was a classic chicken/egg scenario: Was Chris
depressed because he was not sleeping or was
he not sleeping because he was depressed?
Either way, he had to do something. Two weeks
with little sleep was catching up to him: he
nearly fell asleep at supper the other night!

4. But what was keeping Chris awake at night?
Was it the stress of working 3 jobs? Was it the
loud and obnoxious sirens on his street all
night? Was it the small and cramped
apartment? Or was it the fear of moving to
California and changing careers? And would he
really move to California and start a winery??

6. Chris needed to get some sleep!!

8. Chris can't think straight. He needs to do
something about his sad feelings first.
He went out for some fresh air.

10. The more he thinks of the situation...
the more nervous and restless he became.

11. He decided to put his
sneakers on and started
running.

12. Chris has been running for 10 Kilometers
now.
He no longer thinks of sad thoughts but tired
from running.

13. He decided to go back to his
place before he exhaust
himself.
Chris noticed how he feels ...
He feels calm.

14. As his career and his family flourished,
the cycle continues as Chris shuffles his
time between family, work, and personal
rest.
24 hours is not enough... or so it seems...

15. Chris searched and searched for the ideal
device to help him stretch out time for all the
things that needed to be done..
Laptops and tablets to help him work anywhere..
mobile phone to connect with business and family...
radio, music player and television to help him relax..

16. still he searched for more:
A pillow that allows him to get a couple of
hours sleep anytime throughout the day...
... in between breaks, and
while waiting to pick up the
kids.

17. But with all these gadgets and inventions on
hand, he still wondered if he's doing enough
for his family and career.

18. Soon he realised that he was spending more
time worrying about time and tracking time
and managing time than enjoying it!

19. Chris spent his next several days performing
the activities he had learned to relax and
reflect: he would jog, meditate, and nap.
When he could not sleep he would write a
diary, watch old tv, or count the stars.

20. He soon realised that he worried too much
simply because he did actually worry. All he
had to do was to... stop worrying!

21. He stopped worrying about the winery. He
stopped worrying about exercising; he just
exercised. He stopped worrying about
insomnia; when he had it, he would enjoy the
quiet of the night. He stopped worrying about
not spending enough time with his family; he
simply spent quality time with them. And he
stopped worrying about what would happen if
he didn't get enough sleep; when he didn't get
enough sleep one night, he caught up another.
And when he stopped worrying... he started
sleeping.