delaying tiredness

For some odd reason I thought that I escaped the effects of jet lag.  The first two days I arrived in Haifa, I was on a normal schedule, getting up around 9 and staying awake through the whole day.  As it got closer to the weekend, things changed. The other day I woke up at 6:04 AM like I have before except this time I couldn't get back to sleep.  I sprung out of bed, groggy and unsure of what I was doing until I looked out the window and saw that there was an amazing sunrise.  I grabbed my camera and, with fumbling fingers, started taking pictures around the flat to catch the skyline at different perspectives.  After deciding that it was enough, I prayed, washed dishes, ate breakfast, listened to music and then forced myself to go back to sleep three hours later.  It's usually during that small window of time where I find myself having the random dreams that I recall with a vague remembrance. 

Resting is so important, it's been great meeting a lot of new people, but I find socializing kind of tiring particularly when you're forming new social contacts.  Extending myself to others immediately is kind of a challenge.  I'm going to be here for 30 months and during that time there will be many people who come and go.  By the end of that time I'll either find myself reacting differently to opening myself to others or in a state of acceptance of what's always been true. People remark that when you work at the World Centre, you change a lot by the end.  From being here such a short time I can already see that.  It's a place where you come to serve in a way that is characterized by form and spirit.  The form differs according to your duties, but the spirit that is put into those acts of service should be one of joy and of efficiency.  Do what you can, while you can, and consequently, grow because of it.  It's up to the individual to learn to recognize and utilize those opportunities.

Didn't I say that resting is important?  It's time to prepare my mental state for bed.