The Power of Bupkis

[deviantnextdoor]

There's nothing I hate more than nothing.
Nothing keeps me up at night.
I toss and turn over nothing.
                              --from "Nothing" by Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians

Sometimes I wonder if Edie Brickell channels me while singing these lines to this song.  The other lines of the song, while quite enjoyable, don't bowl me over, but

Comments

[whipchick]

The Buddhists call this "monkey mind" - where our consciousness keeps picking things up and playing with them!

[blythe025]

Hah! I had no idea that was what it was called, but makes sense. :)

[minnesattva]

I am plagued by this sort of thing a lot too. I like your descriptions of some exemplary thoughts but sorry that you can write them and I can recognize them. Here's to some better nights' sleep for us both soon.

[shadowwolf13]

I have that problem a lot. I've found that playing a few games of Sudoku on my phone helps my brain settle down and I can go to sleep.

[sarcasmoqueen]

That sounds so much like me! I can rarely shut my brain off at night. Well done.

[rt_sparrow]

I get this too, though I had it much worse when I was working at my last job.

It helped me to listen to recorded thunderstorms.