Charlotte Rains Dixon 11 years ago11/03/2015

Everything Is Perfect

I awoke at 2:45 A last night (this morning, actually).

I lay there for a few minutes, wide awake.

I tried not to panic about not sleeping. Because, the worst thing about not sleeping is the panic about it. My mind scrolled through what I had to do today and how bad it would be if I didn't sleep. What I'd have to endure in a groggy state.

It wasn't a crazy busy day, being a Saturday, but I had a lot of things I wanted to get done.

So I started to panic about being awake.

And then a soft voice said inside my brain, everything is perfect.

I listened. And agreed. Everything was perfect. My achy knee that hurts at night. The extra bit of wine I drank at dinner. The work I was worrying about getting done. The stress and anxiety and all the joyful moments of the week.

Everything is perfect.

And it was.

Proof? I got up and wrote 2,000 words on one of my novels.

There's no better indication to me that all is right with the world.

You?

Tagged novels, sleep, writing

Charlotte

Charlotte Rains Dixon mentors creative writers from passionate to published. Charlotte is a free-lance journalist, ghostwriter, and author. She is Director Emeritus and a current mentor at the Writer's Loft, a certificate-writing program at Middle Tennessee State University. She earned her MFA in creative writing from Spalding University and is the author of a dozen books, including The Complete Guide to Writing Successful Fundraising Letters, and Beautiful America’s Oregon Coast. Her fiction has appeared in The Trunk, Santa Fe Writer’s Project, Nameless Grace, and Somerset Studios and her articles have been published in Vogue Knitting, the Oregonian, and Pology, to name a few. Her novel, Emma Jean’s Bad Behavior, was published in 2013, and she is represented by Erin Niumata at Folio Literary. Learn about her annual writing workshops in Europe at letsgowrite.com, and visit her blog at www.charlotterainsdixon.com, where you can find all kinds of tips and techniques on writing and creativity.

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Melissa Marsh
10/05/2013 7:49 pm
I love those moments of perfection. I had one tonight, actually. After dealing with being sick for the past two weeks (I have mono), and not being able to write or do much of anything, I wrote a scene tonight in my novel that was just too, too delicious. Being able to get back into the novel, despite still being under the weather, was a perfect moment for me. :) I’m glad you had a perfect moment, as well. These are the moments that make life worth living.
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Charlotte Dixon
10/05/2013 8:08 pm
Oh Melissa I'm so happy for you! And I hope that mono abates soon! I'm sure it's not fun.
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Zan Marie
10/06/2013 3:20 am
Wow! Now I need some of that “everything is perfect” feeling. I’m up early and have a loaded morning. Maybe this afternoon I’ll get that lovely feeling.
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Charlotte Dixon
10/06/2013 6:34 am
Well, I find over and over and over and over again that I get that “everything is perfect” feeling when I get up and write first thing in the morning. I’m not sure where it came from in the middle of the night, but I’m glad it happened because I’m convinced its what drove me to write. I hope your day goes smoothly!
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Sandra Pawula
10/06/2013 11:00 pm
That’s a perfect mantra for evoking relaxation and ease!
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Charlotte Dixon
10/07/2013 6:24 am
I actually have found myself repeating it over and over the last couple of days!
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Don Williams
10/07/2013 7:38 pm
I know the feeling. My doctor told me simply not to worry about it, because if your awake, but still relaxed, you’ll still get most of the benefit as you would if you were actually sleeping, so why worry….. be happy!
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Charlotte Dixon
10/07/2013 7:40 pm
I love that, Don! What we resist persists, including lack of sleep!
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