Sleeping the day away...or at least I should be.

I should be asleep right now. Instead I am suffering from what is known as "a second wind". After a night shift that I thought would never end, and thinking about falling into my bed and sleeping, I am...awake. 


So frustrating. And really, just what is a "second wind" anyhow?  
1. The return of relative ease of breathing after the initial exhaustion that occurs during continued physical exertion.
2. Restored energy or strength.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. (does that mean I can't use the def. here???)


Interesting, and here I always thought it had to do with sailing. Like when a ship has hit the doldrums, going nowhere, when suddenly a wind arises. This would be "the second wind", with the first wind being what got the ship there in the first place. 


So, other than experiencing a second wind right now (when I should be asleep), where am I at in life? With my goals? Perhaps I am in a bit of a doldrum, waiting for just the right breeze, from the right direction at the right time. Maybe though, instead of being content to drift aimlessly, I need to raise my sails in hopes of catching that breeze, that second wind and letting it take me where 'ere it leads. I need to hoist up the anchors that are holding me back, set my sights on the horizon, and sail.