How to sleep like Oil (Part 2)

In part 1, five suggestions were highlighted on how to have a good night’s sleep. If you still keep awake after following those, here are a few more:

• Open your windows and let fresh air come into your bedroom. Avoid draft, though, though so you don’t catch a cold.
   
• If you are troubled by noise, use ear plugs or muffs. If you live near an airport, buy a plane ticket and move say 200 kilometers away. But if your partner snores like a battleship, I’m afraid you can’t do very much about it!
   
• If you are bothered by light, use eye covers.
   
• If you plan to sleep at night, don’t take a two hour siesta after lunch. Only cats can afford long naps during the day because they prowl around the neighborhood practically the whole night.
   
• And finally, Dr. J.W. McFarland, former editor of Life and Health, adds that an inspirational text is an absolute must if you wish peace of mind and perfect rest.

Now, after following all the suggestions and you still cannot sleep like oil, instead of tossing in bed and worrying about it, why not get up and read or do something of your daytime work? Some very good ideas may come out of it! This may also be the best time to write down your thoughts and talk to God.

Someone said, albeit facetiously, that if you can not sleep, simply take it philosophically and say to yourself that when you die, you’ll more than make up for all the sleep you missed during your whole insomniac life!