Tag: Sleep
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Sleeping in Church
I came across this in John Cassian’s “The Institutes” in the section on the spirit of gluttony. “This same old man declared, based on the following indications, that the devil has ever been the promoter of foolish tales and the enemy of spiritual conferences. For when he was talking with some of the brothers about…
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Sleep Experiment update: Advice from Wesley
It was about 30 days ago that I decided to begin getting up early. For 30 days now my alarm has gone off and I have gotten up without getting back into bed. I find I enjoy my times in the morning, although I am finding this time change thing a bit difficult. As I…
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Update: Sleep day 13
I’ve been on my new schedule for about two weeks now. Some days I’m tired. Other days I’m not too bad. Overall, it has been a positive experience. I’ve been able to do more and it is good knowing that before the day starts I have spent time with God. I can see why those…
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Day 7 Sleep Experiment
I didn’t realize moving from being a ‘natural riser’ to an ‘alarm clock’ riser would be so difficult. There were a few mornings that all I wanted to do was to turn off the alarm and get back into bed. God enabled me to overcome that temptation. It had to be God because every fiber…
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My Sleep (or lack of) Experiment
I’ve discovered many benefits of getting up before my family does. Getting up early in the morning gives me time for silence, prayer and reading scripture with little or no interruption. Recently I found on zenhabits of other benefits. So, I decided to kick things up a notch. After all, there are things that I…