~Is enough sleep your first priority?

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 "Scientists have discovered a revolutionary new treatment that makes you live longer.

It enhances your memory and makes you more creative.

It makes you look more attractive.

It keeps you slim and lowers food cravings.

It protects you from cancer and dementia.

It wards off colds and flu.

It lowers your risk of heart attacks and stroke,

not to mention diabetes.

You'll feel happier, less depressed, and less anxious.

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Are you interested?" Heavens, yes!

What is this treatment?

 

Sleep (and enough of it).

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(The above quote is taken from

"Why We Sleep: Unlocking the power of sleep and dreams")

 

As Shakespeare said,

"Sleep is the chief nourisher in life's feast."

Skimp On Sleep, Steal From Your Spirit

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Oh, listen up, I've got news, so important its truth,

These are such great tidings for you, indeed forsooth!

No pill from a doctor, no shot in the arm,

No magic potion, no lucky charm,

Just sleep, dear friend, just simple sleep,

This one true treasure waits for you to reap!

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It stretches your life out longer, hip hip hooray!

It sharpens your mind in such creative ways,

Your memory blooms and your thinking runs clear,

More inspiring ideas surprisingly appear!

You'll look more fetching, your skin will glow,

While cravings for junk food go very slow!

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So sleep! oh sleep! Don't push it aside,

Life’s foundation that you’ll rue if denied!

Don't trade it for hustle, don't trade it for haste,

The hours that you skip are hours that you waste!
 

It wards off the cancer that lurks in the dark,

It keeps dementia from leaving its mark,

It fights the sniffles, the cough, and the flu,

It's a shield and a fortress protecting you!

Your heart beats steadier, strokes stay away,

And diabetes it keeps even further at bay!

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So sleep! oh sleep! Don't push it aside,

Life’s foundation that you’ll rue if denied!

Don't trade it for hustle, don't trade it for haste,

The hours that you skip are hours that you waste!

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But here's the true secret, the heart of it all,

Sleep’s the floor beneath all of life, big and small!

It's not just one gift on a very long list,

It's the thing that makes every other gift exist!

Food tastes the sweeter, and laughter rings clear,

And love feels the deeper when sleep is held dear.

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For what is life's purpose, if not to feel glad?

And skimping on slumber just makes us feel bad!

Without enough sleep, joy slips through our hands,

Life feels so hard, you want to sit in the stands.

Joy’s just out of our reach, though we're trying hard,

So sleep, and let gladness come flooding, unbarred!
 

You'll feel so much happier, lighter, and free,

Less anxious, less troubled, yes sleep is the key!

For sleep's not a luxury, sleep's not a waste,

It's our number one need, it’s life's richest taste!

So don't shortchange slumber, you’ll cut yourself thin,

Let sleep do its magic, replenishing from within!

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So sleep! oh sleep! Don't push it aside,

Life’s foundation that you’ll rue if denied!

Don't trade it for hustle, don't trade it for haste.

The hours that you skip are hours that you waste!