Chris' Christian Blog

June 20, 2918

"June 20, 2918" 

** Image ID #997652 Unavailable ** Prompt: Exactly how we transit from wakefulness to sleep still remains a mystery. Whether we fall asleep the minute our head hits the pillow or toss around until we drift off, we don’t really know exactly how this happens. Please share what tricks you have for a good night's sleep."

I go to sleep every night while praying. My tick to getting to sleep is a sleeping pill. I take two different sleep aids. I take melatonin, which tricks my brain into thinking its sleep time, and I take Ambien, a prescription sleep aid. In spite of these I wake up at midnight every night, come out here and do my blog, and that makes me sleepy once more,

Sleep is always problematic for me as I have sleep apnea. I use a CPAP machine which is meant to keep me breathing normally so I can sleep. The problem remains staying asleep though.

"Prompt: "I explore the world by looking to the past." Toma Clark Haines Write your views about this quote. "

I would have to agree, I explore my world by looking back nearly two millennia o a death on the cross that defines me.