The Afterword

Tag: sleep

  • Learning to End the Day

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    Peter
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    Describe one positive change you have made in your life The most important changes are not always the ones that announce themselves. Some arrive quietly and only later do you realise how much good they have done. Learning to go to bed earlier was like that for me. It does not sound like much, but…

  • Holding More Deeply to What Matters

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    Peter
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    How have you adapted to the changes brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic? Covid required adaptation at many levels. I lead a university residential college of 300 residents. It is a higher-risk environment because people live in close community. Many could not return home because they would never be able to return. Some came from…

  • The Gift of Quiet Hours

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    Peter
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    I usually go to bed at 9.00pm. After a full day, I’m ready for it. There’s no fanfare—just a slow wind-down and sleep not far behind. And then I wake at 4.30am. No alarm, no urgency. Just the quiet sense that the day has begun. It feels like I’m the only one awake—until I start…