Sleepwalking

My 6 year old frequently ends up on our couch sometime during the course of the night. Sometimes he has his own blanket, sometimes not. I've asked him if he remembers coming out to the couch, he often looks confused and then blankly answers yes, although I'm not sure he really does. My teenage daughter has also awoken to find herself in the middle of our stairway and other odd places. I myself have been semi-asleep and eaten a bowl of cereal in the dark then gone back to bed. I've read articles about sleep being the new "sex" for newly wed couples, too tired from a too busy life..

It has all made me wonder how many of us sleepwalk through life on a daily basis? I think I personally have slept or been sleepwalking through more of my life than I care to admit. Be it due to prescription medication, chronic illnesses, addictions of one form or another or just out of sheer boredom with our lives.

What if we all decided to wake up? What if we no longer navigated our way through life on auto-pilot? What if we actually took in all our surroundings, actually noticed the homeless man walking on the street, the rainbow emerging after the downpour, the breeze on our face, and so on? Wouldn't our lives be so much fuller? I think we are missing out on a lot. By playing it safe and obediently bowing to the alarm clock and the time card and the expectations of society we are turning a deaf ear to the alarm clock of our soul and of our heart's desires. Am I suggesting quitting your only source of income to devout your entire life to paper mache? No, not necessarily. I just mean, don't ignore that desire completely, being so busy sleepwalking your way through the normal expectations of life. Take time to open your eyes, see and experience what is around you and to react to it with more than just a customary nod.

Dear Readers, today I wish you blessings that you may open yourself to discovering, I wish you less time sleepwalking and more time heart-n-soul-fulfilling. Be blessed.