Tuesday, October 07, 2008

Finding my Mantra

I need a mantra. I can't sleep. My brain won't shut off at night...and I run around in circles inside my head all night long. My mom said to breathe. 23 times. Nice and slow. Then decide on three phrases that can I can say over and over to reinforce positive and calm thinking...hopefully helping me fall asleep.


"I am safe. I am loved. I am protected. I am safe. I am loved. I am protected. I am safe. I am loved. I am protected. I am safe. I am loved. I am protected. I am safe. I am loved. I am protected. I am safe. I am loved. I am protected. I am safe. I am loved. I am protected. I am safe. I am loved. I am protected. I am safe. I am loved. I am protected. I am safe. I am loved. I am protected. I am safe. I am loved. I am protected. I am safe. I am loved. I am protected. I am safe. I am loved. I am protected. I am safe. I am loved. I am protected. I am safe. I am loved. I am protected. I am safe. I am loved. I am protected. I am safe. I am loved. I am protected. I am safe. I am loved. I am protected..."


Well that worked for a few minutes. It was calming, relaxing, and I even felt a bit sleepy. Then I needed some more positive reinforcement...so onto the next mantra. Let's see...what will make me feel peace?


"I am a daughter of our Heavenly Father. I have the Lord's Spirit with me. I am cherished. I am a daughter of our Heavenly Father. I have the Lord's Spirit with me. I am cherished..."(this is working! I'm loving this mantra!!)

"I am a daughter of our Heavenly Father. I have the Lord's Spirit with me. I am cherished. I am a daughter of our Heavenly Father. I have the Lord's Spirit with me. I am cherished..." (cherished. I love that word. this is good!)

"I am a daughter of our Heavenly Father. I have the Lord's Spirit with me. I am cherished. I am a daughter of our Heavenly Father. I have the Lord's Spirit with me. I am cherished..." (cherished reminds me of cream roses and the color of gold)


wait a minute...what song is in my head?? what am I humming??
give me faith, give me joy, my boy...i will always cherish you


damn. there goes my new mantra. there goes my peace. there goes my calm. i'll be up the rest of the morning hours singing "Cherish the thought of always having you here by my side-oh baby I Cherish the joy...I'm always singing it! Cherish your strength. You got the power to make me feel good...."
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  1. Rocketgirl10:40 PM

    This is funny - 'm reading this tonight at almost midnight because I can't sleep either and my dang brain won't shut off. Curses!

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  2. TickerSa9:06 AM

    Even though your Mom's advice is wonderful, may I make another suggestion?

    Advil PM

    One usually does the trick, but you may need two to drown out the Madonna song stuck in your head.

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  3. Sher11:54 AM

    Ha ha! I love that the mantra puts Madonna in your head!
    I'm an insomniac too, but for different reasons. My hubby is out of town, and my 3 year old thinks she needs to sleep in my bed. Sideways. Kicking and whine. ALL. NIGHT. LONG.
    I'm not very happy with her today.
    Good luck on getting to sleep.
    I usually read myself to sleep everynight.

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  4. Amberlynn6:44 AM

    Mandi, so I clicked on your link from your comment on my blog. You are HILARIOUS! I love your blog. You are awesome at jouraling your thoughts. I should do that more. I just like to make digi pages. It's my creative outlet! :) And yes, I would love to teach you anything you want to know. Not that I'm an expert or anything. I'm so glad that we have found each other after all this time from High School. You're a riot; LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your blog. Very entertaining. Love you!

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  5. Jessie Riley9:47 AM

    Is it ok that I'm laughing... because I can SEE you doing this!?!

    UM. UNISOM softmelts... They work WONDERS!!!

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  6. Masked Mom8:26 AM

    I used to actually sit up at night with a pen and a piece of paper, writing the words: "I am a calm and peaceful person." Sometimes it took five or six pages 'til I shortcircuited the crap in my brain. Of course, the crap in my brain was nowhere near as powerful as a pop hit from the '80s...so yeah, I'd have to say OTC medication is the only way to go.

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Oh come on-- the least you can do is say HELLO!! You didn't come all this way to turn around and walk away, did you? DID YOU??

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