{"id":3091,"date":"2015-08-17T08:30:45","date_gmt":"2015-08-17T12:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/everydayspirituality\/?p=3091"},"modified":"2015-08-06T11:37:41","modified_gmt":"2015-08-06T15:37:41","slug":"rest-rather-than-sleep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/everydayspirituality\/2015\/08\/rest-rather-than-sleep.html","title":{"rendered":"Rest rather than sleep"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With all due respect for a good night\u2019s sleep, I fail to see why sleep is automatically credited as the producer of rest. It&#8217;s a bit misleading.<\/p>\n<p>Sleep is a state of unconsciousness or oblivion. Not exactly the best ingredients for rest. I&#8217;m only rested when I have a peaceful consciousness. Anyway, some people who sleep a lot, can be real couch potatoes. Restless to do nothing.<\/p>\n<p>On those nights when sleep alludes me, I think on spiritual rest. I struggle to rest my thoughts on spiritual truths of justice and compassion.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/everydayspirituality\/files\/2015\/08\/cal-n-hobbe-sleeping-together-in-bed-small.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-3092 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/269\/2015\/08\/cal-n-hobbe-sleeping-together-in-bed-small-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"cal n hobbe sleeping together in bed small\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With all due respect for a good night\u2019s sleep, I fail to see why sleep is automatically credited as the producer of rest. It&#8217;s a bit misleading. Sleep is a state of unconsciousness or oblivion. Not exactly the best ingredients for rest. I&#8217;m only rested when I have a peaceful consciousness. 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