Can Insomnia Have Value?

A week of sleeplessness might be telling you something

Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash

I’ve never been a gifted sleeper. Even as a toddler, my dad would sit with me at bedtime, massaging my forehead and humming Brahm’s Lullaby. Then, when he thought it was safe, he’d tiptoe away, invariably hearing “daddy?” once he got to the door.