Savor the peaceful moments when you first awaken from your nightly travels.  I say travels because at this juncture, very little of your evening sojourn is allotted to what you would consider to be sleep.  Focus on those moments, my friends;  that time before your mind fills up with countless trivialities the many tasks you “must get done”.  Do not allow these things to crowd out the last of your serenity.  Relax a few moments more, forego that first cup of coffee and simply allow yourself to lie still and be.  Listen closely and what do you hear?  It’s there if you choose to hear it, that highly-pitched ringing in your ears. From some it’s constant to the point of becoming unnoticeable, is often loud. Then, for others it’s barely perceptible.  Nonetheless, you shall hear it – the heartbeat of the universe, the songs of the angels. (more…)