The The other night, I woke up in the middle of the night, and no matter what tricks I tried, I was having the hardest time going back to sleep.

I tried a body scan and deep breathing and a mantra

and my brain was just like, nope, to everything. So then I just had to ask myself,

why am I awake anyway? And the answer came immediately. There were unanswered work messages and emails in my inbox,

requests from several different people, and they were weighing heavy on me. It almost felt like

there were these webs of energy reaching in all different directions, and I was unable to find

peace because these things that needed my attention were pulling on me.

I went through the list of things pinging around in my brain and promised myself I would attend

to all of them in the morning. I trusted I would have the answers I needed and the space to deal

with everything. And then I simply said, I surrender. This is the phrase I

often forget to say, but always the one that soothes me when I need it. I surrender these problems.

I surrender these thoughts. I surrender the need to attend to everything. It is a proclamation to myself that

it can wait, it can all wait, and more than that, there is something higher helping me,

handling it too. I've always found this to be a deeply soothing idea. It helps me to let go and to protect my peace.

And isn't peace the very thing we all need to rest? I think so.

When was the last time you stopped and listened to your body?

Here's a Holland and Barrett ad break to do just that.

Go on. Have a listen to your gut.

Is that a gurgle?

A rumble?

Is it straining after lunch? Or is it saying,

You've got to show me love.

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