Ishmael Ensemble, "Song For Knotty"

How are you dealing with the night terrors?

What do you do when you wake in the dark and you can’t get yourself back to bed? When your mind is worrying about a million things, most of which you know you cannot resolve on your own? When the fears that used to be trivial and easily dismissed are now existential and entrenched? I feel like many of us are finding ourselves in this situation these days, so maybe it is best to share techniques for self-soothing before we all go crazy from lack of sleep. Here is what I do: I imagine a scenario where the aliens have decided that we represent too much of a danger to our planet and the universe, so they show up in their spaceships and turn us all into plants and animals. Mostly bees, actually, it seems like there’s a real need for more of them. I lie there trying to picture what the world looks like without us around, and I have to tell you, before I know it I am fast asleep, the troubles of the world far from my mind for a few hours. I think it’s pretty clear by now that human evolution was a big mistake for Earth. But that’s just me! I am open to suggestions. What works for you?

In the meantime, you’re probably still a little groggy. Here’s something energetic that should give you a bit of a boost. Enjoy.