Assignment: Take a bath and consciously go to sleep
Because I couldn't take a bath I instead took a shower. While taking the shower before going to sleep I tried to consciously think about how I was interacting with the water around me. I made the connection between the heat I was experiencing and the heat of the water. The water is the medium through which the heat flows, and humans are apart of the continuous cycle of energy that exists in life. Many times water is compared to the way in the Tao Te Ching. Understanding the flow of water in a stream is understanding the way. Even though it might seem a little far fetched, while taking the shower I felt that I was closer to the way.
After the shower I felt calm and ready for bed. My worries about the next day subsided and I found myself left with an open mind. This made falling asleep very easy. I fell asleep that night quicker than I usually do.
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