Man craves sleep.
If we know of a friend who is suffering in body or mind we wish him sleep; mothers soothe their pain-racked or terrified children to sleep with every gentle art known to them; if, for any reason, man is out of harmony with his life as he sees it, he instinctively turns to nature's sweet restorer.
During his waking hours man is frequently at odds with his surroundings.
He is out of tune with the real things of life and is apt to mistake the material side of his life for the whole of his being.
But when sleeping he is less hampered with the impressions of the workaday world, less resistant, and, therefore, more harmonious.
It is in this mental relaxation that the true benefit of sleep consists.
It can help our growth to relax our mind and body completely before going to sleep and to drop into the mind the thought of peace and harmony; the assurance that all is and must be well.
To do this is to get the best sort of sleep, the sleep that binds us closer to our friends and makes us feel the oneness of all life.
This is the sleep from which we awake refreshed, ready to take on each day.
Tossing and turning will not quiet the mind; we must accept the condition calmly.
This may be done by setting up a counter activity in the mind along quieting lines.
Sometimes it may help us if we rise and read some book that is not too intense.
This can help to relax tension, and put us in a more restful frame of mind, and, as minds differ, so some people will find books and verses of other sorts to have the desired effect upon them.
When we cannot sleep, get up and throw back the bed covers so the bed will cool down.
Walk around the room, go to the window and fill your lungs with oxygen.
We must learn to know what our body needs in order to help it fall asleep most effectively.
If we know of a friend who is suffering in body or mind we wish him sleep; mothers soothe their pain-racked or terrified children to sleep with every gentle art known to them; if, for any reason, man is out of harmony with his life as he sees it, he instinctively turns to nature's sweet restorer.
During his waking hours man is frequently at odds with his surroundings.
He is out of tune with the real things of life and is apt to mistake the material side of his life for the whole of his being.
But when sleeping he is less hampered with the impressions of the workaday world, less resistant, and, therefore, more harmonious.
It is in this mental relaxation that the true benefit of sleep consists.
It can help our growth to relax our mind and body completely before going to sleep and to drop into the mind the thought of peace and harmony; the assurance that all is and must be well.
To do this is to get the best sort of sleep, the sleep that binds us closer to our friends and makes us feel the oneness of all life.
This is the sleep from which we awake refreshed, ready to take on each day.
Tossing and turning will not quiet the mind; we must accept the condition calmly.
This may be done by setting up a counter activity in the mind along quieting lines.
Sometimes it may help us if we rise and read some book that is not too intense.
This can help to relax tension, and put us in a more restful frame of mind, and, as minds differ, so some people will find books and verses of other sorts to have the desired effect upon them.
When we cannot sleep, get up and throw back the bed covers so the bed will cool down.
Walk around the room, go to the window and fill your lungs with oxygen.
We must learn to know what our body needs in order to help it fall asleep most effectively.