Deep Sleep Mojo

 What does mojo even mean? oh well.

So, apparently, I found a way to sleep… Science. And I don’t mean it in the “bore me to death kinda way either. As I’ve gotten older — remember that life-altering change I mentioned a while back? okay, yeah — I have actually grown quite fond of science. Last night, as I was driving home, I started getting curious about the moon. **If I haven’t mentioned this prior, I probably should. I have untreated ADHD, sooo riding with me is usually fairly interesting, to say the least.** Anyway, after I got in bed, I flicked my television on because I was WIDE AWAKE — or so I thought. I got into this really cool show on Netflix, “The Universe: Ancient Mysteries Solved”, and after about an hour, I had gotten drowsy enough to actually sleep. I have yet to find a sleeping agent that actually helps me sleep, so I can’t tell you how surprised I was. Melatonin, Benadryl, cough syrup... nope. They left me wired more often than not. I have had more luck going to sleep after coffee or an energy drink.

Back in school, I absolutely HATED science. I mean, passionately. Don’t get me wrong, I was a smart kid. Smart enough to cheat off of, too *insert wink emoji*. Kidding, kidding. I am in no way condoning or encouraging cheating. Cheating, in all forms, is wrong. But science was my Achille’s heel.

Achilles is a part of Greek mythology. Achilles was born to some pretty dope parents- a king and a sea nymph. Obviously, his parents wanted to make sure that he was protected, because he was some kind of hotshot. So, his mother dipped him into the River Styx. Any part of his body that was touched by water became immortal. Wanna guess what part of his body she was holding when she dipped him? His heel of his foot. That’s actually where the tendon in the back of our heel gets its name from. Achilles apparently like to irritate the gods, because it was one of them who send the arrow through his heel. Moral of the story: His heel was his weakness.”

In case you didn’t pick up what I was putting down, I was intelligently stating that science was my weakness. I had absolutely no desire to pay attention in any of my science classes, which, ha, bit me in the butt. I’d have to bring my textbook home and force myself to read what was taught. I tried listening in class, my mind just wandered.. A LOT.  I can’t tell you how many snack, water, and bathroom breaks I had to take in order to get it all done. It wasn’t like I was drowning in schoolwork either. I just tried to find any excuse not to do it. But I managed to get through my “boring” classes that way.

Through the years, it’s gotten easier. Science, that is. (I still haven’t learned how to properly study.) It took realizing that I struggled, and by accepting it, I was able to change my mindset. The brain is actually quite powerful, even though most scientists believe that only 10 percent of our brain power is in use. But now that I‘m older, I’ve learned that our Achilles heel isn’t necessarily something that we’re bad at. You can have a spiritual Achilles heel that will affect you more than any physical or educational barrier you will ever encounter. Your spiritual Achilles heel varies from person to person. But how can you protect and guard it if you don’t know what triggers you? What brings you pain? Does that pain cause you to stray from God? Or sin? Just like anything, you have to know the enemy and his tactics. If you struggle with your mental health, as I do, the enemy will lie to you. “Is someone just busy or are they ignoring me? Do they have stuff going on or did I do something wrong?” Or maybe it’s not related to people at all. “Am I good enough? Maybe I would be happier if I had __.” The list goes on. I will take being oppressed over being possessed any day though. When you know what to look for, it’s easier to protect yourself. If you don’t know what a copperhead looks like, it makes it near impossible to see lying upon a pile of leaves. That’s when it strikes.

Yeah, so instead of thinking about the twenty million things going on around me, I practically wear my brain out from learning. Don’t question it. It works, and that’s what matters. I enjoy being knowledgeable, but I love sleep. It’s just that sleep plays Hide-N-Seek. I’ll keep you updated on the status of that, so wish me luck. If you have issues sleeping too, well…

Good Luck, Charlie.

Kidding, my dudes. This isn’t Disney Channel. I don’t get paid enough for that. Come to think of it, I don’t get paid at all.

Until next time —

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