source:- aleteia.org<\/p>\n
St. Francis de Sales admonished Christians who couldn\u2019t abandon themselves to sleep \u2026 even though he himself was subject to the torments of insomnia. Yet, calling it a \u201cblessing,\u201d the good doctor of Annecy offered in his \u201crule of life\u201d a proactive mystical program to render it up to God. Here\u2019s his authoritative prescription to avoid sleeping pills.<\/p>\n
If you wake up in the middle of the night, remember this advice: \u201cI awaken my troubled heart with these words:\u00a0Media nocte clamor\u00a0<\/i>\u2014 at the stroke of midnight, a voice cries out, \u2018Behold, the bridegroom comes, go out to meet him.’\u201d<\/p>\nAnd if insomnia continues?<\/h3>\n
You can\u2019t manage to get back to sleep? Follow this advice: \u201cI try again to rouse myself with these words of the Prophet:\u00a0In noctibus extolite manus vestras in sancta<\/i>: Raise and stretch out your hands toward heaven, and bless the Lord.\u201d<\/p>\nWhat if a sudden fright wakes you?<\/h3>\n
What if a sudden fright wakes you?\u00a0Is your sleep disturbed by nightmares? Follow his example: \u201cI deliver myself up to thoughts of my guardian angel, saying:\u00a0Dominus a dextris est mihi ne commovear<\/i>: My Lord is by my right hand; I fear nothing.\u201d<\/p>\nAnd if that still doesn\u2019t work?<\/b><\/h3>\n
You still can\u2019t sleep? Here\u2019s the right attitude to take: \u201cI remind myself of this verse:\u00a0Scuto circumdabit te<\/i>: The shield of faith and firm trust will protect me; that is why I fear nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Following this treatment, you should at last get to sleep. And that\u2019s when the alarm goes off and you\u2019re off on another daily round of activities. Here are some words of St. Francis de Sales to meditate on to ensure a good day: \u201cLet us think only of spending the present day well. Then when tomorrow shall have come, it will be today, and then we will think about it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5376,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[3467,3446,3454,3440,3459],"class_list":["post-5374","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-combat-insomnia-sleeping-tips","tag-insomnia-poor-sleeping-habits","tag-insomnia-symptoms-treatments","tag-insomnia-treatment-guidelines","tag-types-of-insomnia-solutions"],"yoast_head":"\n