In college, I didn’t keep standard hours and was up at all hours of the night. Either studying, hanging out or having beers with friends, late nights tended to be the norm. But the body eventually needs it’s sleep and I had this gift of being able to fall asleep anytime anywhere when it all caught up to me. A friend gave me the nickname “Sleepy” because he would find me knocked out throughout the day. Ironically, for much of my adult life, I’ve survived on limited sleep – maybe about 5 hours or so and would occasionally struggle with insomnia. Staring at the ceiling has a sure fire way of driving you crazy. I’ve retired my nickname long ago. Different seasons, different sleep patterns, I guess.
I do wish I could sleep more if I wanted to. There are times when my brain needs a break and my body needs the rest. Disconnecting with sleep would have been the perfect remedy. I know that sleep would not solve my problems, but the temporary escape would have been welcomed to either heal or refresh.
Green Day’s Wake Me Up When September Ends is added to today’s playlist. When this song first came out, I was surprised by the acoustic guitar instead of their typical alt rock sound. The song tells the passing of Billie Joe Armstrong’s father when he was a child and needing time to heal from his loss.
…he locked himself in his room for hours upon returning home from the funeral. When his mother finally came to knock on the door, he said “Wake Me Up When September Ends”.
– Extrachill
Their is nothing wrong about needing a pause. I think we can all use a much needed break sometimes to get through life. I’m in the middle of my own pause right now. I’m not sure how long my sabbatical will last – I was thinking through the summer. I just know that this break was necessary and I’m taking it day by day. So maybe for me, wake me up when summer ends.
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Summer has come and passed The innocent can never last Wake me up when September ends Like my father's come to pass Seven years has gone so fast Wake me up when September ends Here comes the rain again Falling from the stars Drenched in my pain again Becoming who we are As my memory rests But never forgets what I lost Wake me up when September ends Summer has come and passed The innocent can never last Wake me up when September ends Ring out the bells again Like we did when spring began Wake me up when September ends Here comes the rain again Falling from the stars Drenched in my pain again Becoming who we are As my memory rests But never forgets what I lost Wake me up when September ends Summer has come and passed The innocent can never last Wake me up when September ends Like my father's come to pass Twenty years has gone so fast Wake me up when September ends Wake me up when September ends Wake me up when September ends
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