Wednesday - Thursday 24-25/1/2018

What is particularly pleasing is the consistency and rhythm that has established itself now my consciousness has given it the opportunity to do so. On ordinary Monday - Thursdays I'm providing myself a 2-hour meditation opportunity (1400-1600, but my brain is consistently settling for just 1 hour) an hour's "wind-down" (2100-2200) and an 8-hour "lights out" opportunity. My sleep pattern is correspondingly consistent this week.

Compelling evidence for its' benefits is a much longer "fuse". Yesterday my son sent a cereal bowl flying from my hand and smashing to the floor. I reacted cool as a cucumber and simply acknowledged that accidents easily happen. On another day deprived of sleep, his head would have undoubtedly been bitten off.

Having a "short fuse", an introverted brooding character and low stress tolerance are intrinsic aspects of myself that I have had to learn to accept and manage with good mental disciplines, most importantly shutting the thing down for long enough so its fragile biochemistry can maintain itself!