Card 4 - Next Step: Elder of WaterFirst of all, the Rumi quote in the tarot book seems particularly pertinent to what's been happening right now for me. Because of temporary transportation issues, I've been having to get up quite early and stay up instead of going back to bed for awhile as was my habit. My grandson needed more sleep, so I just slept with him in the mornings. However, I haven't been able to do that recently. That has had two effects: 1) I've been enjoying early mornings and how fresh everything feels at that hour (6am); and 2) I've been getting to bed earlier of necessity, which has interrupted some of my poor evening habits which led to me staying up too late at night and not getting enough uninterrupted sleep.
"The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell. Don't go back to sleep." --Rumi
Pay attention to dreams (connecting both inner and outer worlds). Seek out wild spots in Nature. Be a listener to be of service to others (peace and calm in tumult). Upon rising bring mysteries of dreams to light of day. In evenings, reflect on day just past to live in state of gratitude.
If I continue to get to bed earlier and stay up in the morning while my grandson continues to sleep, I should be able to get at least as much accomplished in the day. However, I'll be fresher to the tasks by working first thing in the morning instead of late at night when I'm falling asleep in my chair.
When I'm not getting enough sleep, I don't remember dreams (if I even have them), so I will keep an eye on how that progresses to see if I begin to have some in my morning awareness. I have often benefited from recording dreams first thing in the morning.
I have also tried a time or two to begin a gratitude journal. That would be a nice way to wind down at the end of the day.
I recently began rereading Getting Things Done by David Allen and am in the process of getting reorganized along those lines. I'll be sure to add 15 minutes at the end of each day for posting a gratitude journal.
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