Counting Sheep

I’ve been watching some live TV recently which is unusual for me. I rarely see commercials anymore because we TiVo all of our programs and zip right through the commercials. So I suddenly noticed the sleep related commercials – special beds, medications – and found myself wondering just how many Americans are going through life sleep deprived. I mean it’s not like I have never seen those commercials before. It was just that I was really noticing them and thinking about how many people must be suffering for these companies to make enough money. The bed commercial was the one that got to me. I have no desire to take pills, but listening to the descriptions of a pain free, restful night’s sleep was like a siren’s song. I started thinking, “If I win the lottery some day I’ll buy one of those beds…” Trouble sleeping is not new to me. I have had it as long as I can remember. Most of my life it was trouble falling asleep, but with Fibromyalgia I found that I couldn’t get rested no matter how much I slept. I’ve been feeling especially tired lately. I haven’t been doing the PM Qi Gong regularly yet, so I’m looking forward to seeing if it helps.