Insomnia and then … nightmares about insomnia

If I weren’t so tired, I would’ve found it a little funny that my really bad night of insomnia apparently was punctuated by some brief times of REM sleep, because then I had nightmares about being awake with insomnia. Pathetic!

But such is life. I keep thinking of the end of the last session of my Fear Not! retreat:

Sleep in Peace—God is Awake!
 ‘I have set the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken. Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices; my flesh also dwells secure.’ Psalm 16:8-9

If only my subconscious mind would get the message …