Personal Narrative: Recovery

Take one more deep breath in, feeling fully alert and awake as you exhale. Return to your usual activities feeling calm and

For this research study, the researcher and subject have agreed upon utilizing a fifteen-minute meditation sequence prior to bedtime, which is intended to calm the mind and regulate the body in preparation for sleep. This intervention will be implemented after the researcher collects seven days of baseline data. The intervention and follow up stages will also be recorded for

Trying to gather the words in my already dizzied head, I stumbled back over to the nearest tent. I was still shaking, but this time not in anxiety. A strange peace and mellow-feeling flooded into me. I couldn’t make out what made this being so beautifully calming and magnificent at the same time.

Foolishly, I believe that perhaps I can fall asleep again if I try hard enough; and I spend the time trying to convince myself that if I bury my head in my pillow and cocoon myself in the sheets like a scared child, then maybe, just maybe, I can pretend like today never has to happen, and I can find comfort in sleep just a short while longer.

I continue to lay in my hospital bed taking in and reflecting everything everyone said about me today. I realize that I should improve some traits about me and that I also should continue to be who I am.

trying to find balance in my life again. My yesterday was forever thrown into the pit and

It is 5 o’clock in the morning. I go outside to sit and watch the sunrise before I begin my chores. When I see its beauty, I think about how God has been with me through all the changes in my life. I pray and thank Him for all the happiness He has given me and all the sorrows, too.

Conscious thoughts affirmation I will feel blessed with all that surrounds me - I went for a walk-in nature I am organized with my life - I made a to-do list with the most important I am happy to be here - I looked around and found what I was grateful for. Day 3 (Wednesday) Do I love myself? Where do I want to be in the next six months?

In the First State of Rest, we give up on what we have been doing, or how we have been. We, simply, stop. This means shifting our attention from outer targets, and not into an inner, static bulls-eye, or some imagined perfect stillness, but to an inner state of natural exchange.

Your sleep rejuvenates and energises you for the next day. No more will you need to suffer from insomnia during the busy holiday season.

Suddenly something foreign to your tranquil state interrupts the silence in your bedroom. That is the sound that rips you from pleasant sleep that you know you didn’t get enough of for the day. But that doesn’t matter in the long run, since you know that no one who’s going to be there did either. You angrily and hurriedly rush out of bed to stop that irritating sound that pulls you out of bed everyday. There is

When we rest, we are restoring, re-energizing and giving our bodies a chance to heal from emotional, physical and environmental stress and trauma; however, if we are full of disdain, anger, grief, anxiety, despair and sadness, how are we to rest efficiently? By partaking of healthy boundaries and wellful activity, we will find ourselves easing naturally into curative rest. Do not become discouraged if you find your rest fitful or unsatisfying even though you are making positive changes to heal your heart. I have found above all else, sleep is something that will come in time. Two extremely important, simple, yet overlooked methods to achieving curative rest is nature and exercise. Simple fresh air, sun or moonlight, and devoting time spent outdoors is the easiest and most effective way to shift your body toward restorative rest. Another factor is the realization that when we drift into unconsciousness we are at our most vulnerable, and we must feel safe to rest well. Create a comfortable, secure space to sleep in. When you can rest without fear or worry, you will know you are well on your way to achieving a lifestyle of an open, yet guarded,

I wake up and look at the white ceiling as usual and stretch. I lay in bed for five more minutes not wanting to get out of my bed with purple sheets. I rip away the purple floral sheets and get goosebumps once the cool air hits my skin. I roll out of bed and drag my feet to the bathroom. I grab my light blue toothbrush and squeeze the last bit of pink toothpaste out of the tube. As I'm brushing my teeth I think of going back to my bed and curling in the sheets. I brush that thought away, I did that once and I got to school half an hour late.

After a long and grueling eleven hours of school and soccer, laying down on my bed is the best possible thing I can imagine. Flipping on the air conditioner on high so that I have an excuse to wrap myself up in a thousand blankets is my ideal way to kick off the day. The soft mattress beneath me seems to soak the stress of the day away. My cozy blankets give off a sleepy aroma and the calming whir of the air conditioner to the left of me nearly lulls me to sleep. The pillow that resides near the top of the bed cushions my head as I lay down. My bed is beyond flawless to lie down in after a lengthy day of hard work.

We live our lives, do whatever we do and then we sleep - its as simple