Random Thoughts with Room Service

 

Every once in a while...random brain matter wants an audience and the content doesn't necessarily warrant a whole 8 1/2 x 11 but it doesn't mean it's not good. And what better time to put it out in the universe than traveling and doing the hotel thing. 

So with that...

Randomness. 

The ideal number of martinis one can have in a given night is two.  Not one.  Not three.  But two.  

Music stirs the brain and awakens the heart. 

Art and Life.  One and the same. 

We all have a little "Walter Mitty" or "Average Joe" in us. 

Toast is the most underrated food.  

Giannis Antetokounmpo is truly what Disney movies are made from.

Water, wine, and coffee.  The trifecta. 

A good coach...goes a long way. 

COVID-19 sucks. 

No matter how old I am, I will never lose the excitement of Friday night lights.

Forgive DOES NOT mean forget. 

Red wine tastes better in Autumn and Winter. 

Extroverts and Introverts migrate to the other side as they get older. 

Sex is better when in love.  It's true. 

And...

Never underestimate the power of human connections.  It can move mountains and save lives. 

Alarm set. 

Good night. 

What, Me Worry?

 

My alarm is set for 5:30 am every weekday (my cat doesn't distinguish weekdays v. weekends so he gets me up around 5:30 on the weekends too). 

It is a glorious feeling to actually sleep until the alarm hits.  

Most nights, it happens. 

Some nights, it doesn't.  Inevitably, something has ruined my REM around 3am.  It could be a bathroom call, a nightmare, or my cat.  What usually happens next is that my lizard brain activates. 

The lizard brain or the Limbic System, (it's called the lizard brain because the limbic system is about all a lizard has for a brain function) is the seat of emotion, mood, and lots of other mental and emotional processes. 

For all of us, the lizard brain is irrational and non-logical.  It tends to focus on possible outcomes of impossible situations; things outside of our control. 

I can guarantee the situation that the lizard brain is obsessing about at 3am will look a lot better in the bright of day.  There is almost nothing that can be done at 3am (especially since you haven't had your coffee or other caffeination yet). Go back to bed.  Attack the problem in the morning. 

Make that alarm do its job you paid it to do (it has one job!).