Dancing Geek

I have a point to make, and I actually want to make it quickly so I can get back to getting ready for bed, but before I do I have to let you know about a comic called Monique Marvez.  Go check her out.  It’s totally hetero-centric but it’s still some of the funniest (and truest) stuff I’ve heard in a long time.  Totally made my night/morning.

The Epiphany

So, yeah, I’ve a point to make.  After trying my morning practice for a few days, and having a great success from it, I decided it might be cool to try it before going to bed as well.  This comes from knowing that meditation is recommended either first thing or last thing (or indeed both) in some places, and I suddenly thought: “I get so clear headed after this in the morning, and hence ready to get on with my day, that maybe I can use that at night to get to sleep better.”

Bam!

As I sit here, at what was 3am but now thanks to Monique is 3.50am, and asked myself the question “How do I feel right now?” there was a whole pile of yuck that just tumbled up.

Sploooge! Ick, ick, ick. (Do the sound effects help?  I’m not going to stop if they don’t, because I love them, but I’m just curious.)

Well, gosh darn it, no wonder I avoid going to bed if the moment I start thinking about it a whole kit and kaboodle of gunk goes squishing through my wetworks!  Who’dathunk that the act of going to bed could have so much baggage attached?

Well, ok, you probably have, given how much I’ve written about it (recurring theme, much?) but the whole point of an Epiphany is when you suddenly go ‘ding!’ and realise (that is, remember) what everyone else already knew.  As Joely calls them: ‘Oh Bugger, Really?’ moments.

Hurrah for live-blogging at 4am

So now I get to go back to my feeling practice as it closes on to 4am and my feet lose all sensation from sitting still in this chair for hours on end without any heating turned on because I thought I was going to go to bed soon (I mean, come on, do I never learn?!) and know that I told you all how I crazy I was.

Wait, no, that’s tired cranky talk.  I’m actually really grateful to have reached a point and found a practice that work together so well for me.  I’m off to enjoy freeing up my mind to go sleepy-bies and I’ll catch you all on the flip side.

P.S. Today/tomorrow (given time-zones the day technically starts in a few hours for her) the Urban Panther is re-opening her blog on WordPress complete with fancy widgets and the ability to subscribe to comments (FINALLY!).  So I expect you all to head over and shout up the wonderfulness.  I recommend starting with the story posts – brilliant characters and setup.