H.A.L.T.
Hungry. Angry. Lonely. Tired.
This acronym hit me hard right now in our current situation.
Mostly, it was the last one—tired. Sometimes I find myself not getting to sleep until around 3:00 am. I wake up at the same time every morning —7:00 am—no matter when I finally drift off to sleep. So, I am not functioning on a full tank and tired all day when that happens.
The other day, I woke feeling like I had a hangover from lack of sleep. Wow. I don’t miss those. How did I function every day on hangovers when I was drinking? I will never know. Glad I don’t have to feel like that every day anymore.
So, when the sober me is feeling like that, it’s more of an emotional hangover. I can’t get my head to think right about anything. It’s like a spiritual fever. When a body fever breaks, you can feel it. You know you’re on the other side of it and you are on the road to recovery.
Same with a spiritual fever. This morning, after eight hours of delicious sleep, I woke and felt like the spiritual fever had broken. I could think again, smile again, be gracious and not bratty, think about something other than myself.
In the acronym, H.A.L.T. —Hungry. Angry. Lonely. Tired—
What do I do about each one when it happens—
The opposite.
HUNGRY— I feed myself.
ANGRY—I pause and pray for peace.
LONELY—I call someone.
TIRED— I take a nap during the day (something I never let myself do!)
I have to be kind to myself too. It helps a lot.
Oh, and...
Look up :)))
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”
John 14:27
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