I was appreciating the other day how much I enjoy laying down to go to sleep at night. I then contemplated why that is. Why is that so enjoyable for me?
I think it comes from being one of very few moments in the day when I let go of my desire, aversion, and general resistance to life. Sleep is a kind of resignation and relaxing moment of letting go. Most of the day, I have a background slight resistance or opposition to what is. A general sense of needing to control things, even when they are completely uncontrollable. There is this sense of needing to feel in control and in charge.
I rarely feel that same sense of allowing and letting go that I feel when I crawl into bed at night. I want to try and cultivate that same relaxation and letting go during the day. Accepting everything and letting go of any resistance.
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