So, Why is this Pesky Body So Damned Needy?

In the quest to live life to the fullest by doing what I'm meant to do, why do I get so tired? The physical limitations of my body always stump me. Sometimes, I have no idea what it needs. I try different things with diet, exercise, and sleep to no avail. If I'm using my body to do what I'm meant to do, shouldn't I turn into a superhuman who has no physical needs? Even superman had his kryptonite. Why did they write that into the story? The weaknesses are obviously supposed to tell us something. Jesus knew he could not save them all when performing miracles on earth. The body was a limitation for him, too. An omnipotent, omniscient, benevolent being chose to be limited for a human lifetime. It's that valuable to be here, to learn from this. Sometimes my brain is so foggy from fatigue, I feel like I'm missing the whole point. Other times, I can go into the over-tired euphoria where I find the complete answer, then forget it in the morning. Oh..forgot to mention that a couple of my children didn't sleep through the night regularly until they were two. Four years without a single full night's sleep do things to the brain. Motherhood is a worthy cause, but everyone knows that..everyone has a mother at some point. Though, some choose not to be mothers, they usually come up with their worthy cause that leaves them sleepless. (note to self...look up circadian meditation, the thing Sidney Bristow's Mom told her to do in place of sleep on "Alias") We're all on a quest for something to make us superhuman, so we can be less hindered by our mortal bodies. If we could just live longer, sleep less, prevent aging, then we could be more like God or the source of creation or unified spirit. We'd get more done and be more powerful. When e see someone with a perceived physical superiority, we gravitate to them so we might learn how to achieve it. The body can be impressive. We're even more impressed when someone does something through sheer will, using a seemingly inferior body to achieve it. Maybe we're all supposed to learn how to do that to our bodies with our souls. If we could all live each moment with that much determination, what could we do together? Of course, trying too hard tends to cause burnout...the kryptonite of the highly motivated.