Three in the Morning

Do you ever find yourself awake at three in the morning? And what occupies your mind and heart at this time of the day? The topics that seem to arise at this crucial moment in our days hold significant keys to uncovering the untended areas of our life and deeper psyche.

"It is what happens", as David Whyte says in his book, The Heart Aroused, Poetry and the Preservation of Soul in Corporate America, "to men and women who refuse to confront their more powerful creative urges". The part of us that identifies with our position in the world and the material objects we've acquired typically gets torn to shreds at this time of day as well.

This is true for me. There is an urgency or what I'd describe as a metallic taste to the ideas that arise at three in the morning. After waking later, I usually can detect why the idea or topic had such urgency. It is linked to a bigger issue to which I've usually been avoiding -the creative fires that burn constantly and can rage if not tended to in my waking life.

Such happenings tune me into the need for better inner self-care. For me this means increasing my commitment to sit on the cushion in the morning and allow the still small voice within to be heard. It means saying no to that which does not bring me vitality and a sense of meaning. And it also usually means its time to take some sort of inspired action that allows me to channel this built up creative energy into a worthy endeavor. How about you? What do you do?

Take stock of your three o'clock inner alarms. They are chock full of wisdom and if integrated into your days, can ignite the divine spark into your current creative pursuits.

How do you integrate those three o'clock inner alarms? I'd love to hear your comments and ideas.