Underground ReLOVEution

Whoever says that nothing good happens after 12 AM is wrong. Sometimes, good things do happen. For example, I finally figured out how to post on here. And Ruthann and I just had a couple hours on the phone talking about outreach (what would I do without nights and weekends?) I am so pumped right now. Hmm, if only you could see that my laptop is laying on its side because I am too lazy to sit up and type in bed. So I'm emotionally pumped, but that's about it. But hey, it's now 2:54, so I guess typing in bed is common sense, not laziness.

I am going to use this opportune moment to give you guys a tip. If it's nighttime and you are feeling depressed...

GO TO SLEEP. I often lay awake at night and think. I am going out on a limb now, and I'll assume that this is a pretty common human experience. Have you ever noticed that emotions are much more heightened at night? So have I. This is great for sleepovers, because you share your hopes and dreams. If Ruthann is reading this, she is thinking "yes, Holly, but why do you and Hilliary always make me sleep between you, so you guys talk over me?!" (for the record, it's because I like the edge.) Anyways...night is the time to open up and be vulnerable. But let's be careful what we are opening ourselves up to. Please, do not make yourself vulnerable to depressing thoughts at night. If you can't go to sleep, find something constructive to occupy your brain. Pick up a good book, something positive, and read until you fall asleep. Not a reader? Grab some headphones and put something encouraging and relaxing on. Why do we think that just because we are older, we don't need storytime and lullabys anymore? It's just not true...try it, and see if it helps you nod off to sleep.

Don't forget, you had those feelings of depression, and you still need to deal with them. But you slept, and tada! It's the morning. How many times have you woken up in the morning, and felt like everything you were worrying about the night before wasn't quite a big a deal as you thought it was? Sometimes, everything is brighter and clearer in the morning. Now is when you write about it. Put it on paper. Why did you feel the way you did? You felt discouraged...are you believing a lie? You were doubting God's existance...look at the sky, are you still not sure?

Goodnight, dear friends.