I used to wonder why my father went home for lunch every day. The food was good, but not that much better than anywhere else he could have gone for a meal. He went home to take an after-lunch nap. When we moved to the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, one of my culture shocks was that many business places were closed in the early afternoon – siesta time. In his book, \u201cDon\u2019t Miss it if You Can\u201d Jess Moody wrote, \u201cPeople should sleep during the mid- afternoon. Absolutely nothing of any value has happened then.\u201d That comment might need to be fact-checked, but it\u2019s a good point. American lawyer, educator and politician, Barbara Jordan, once said, \u201cThink what a better world it would be if we all, the whole world, had cookies and milk about three o’clock every afternoon and then lay down on our blankets for a nap.\u201d Great idea. According to \u201cThe Message\u201d afternoon naps are even biblical. As the writer of Proverbs shares advice with a good friend, he says, \u201cYou\u2019ll take afternoon naps without a worry\u201d Proverbs 3:21-26 (The Message). So, on most days, when my schedule allows, I take a nap. In fact, I\u2019m headed there right now. Think about it. Perhaps you need to go and do likewise. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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