dream journaling + sleep self-help
You may have seen rows of prayer candles in grocery, drug store, discount, and big-box stores alike. They usually have a pretty drawing on them. The ones found in the United States are often dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the Virgin Mary, St. Michael, St. Joseph or another sacred concept. When the coronavirus…
The Centers for Disease Control has a great article about what to do if you’re sick with COVID-19. It has another one, too, about caring for someone at home who has COVID-19. These instructions are pertinent for a wide group of people. For others with preexisting conditions, they don’t cover the whole existing dilemma. Think…
Lots of people work out. You may feel you work out successfully or not. You may feel you’re in good physical condition or not. Either way, there are a lot of takeaways applicable in many areas of life, especially in these COVID-19 pandemic days. Lessons learned from your efforts to get in shape can come…
Heck yes! You CAN Sanitize With Sunshine. Some people don’t have a bedroom so much as they have a lair where sunlight is never allowed. It’s true. They’ve got a place where they crash at night that’s positively subterranean. During the day they keep the blinds closed, the drapes drawn, and the window shut. The…
Fight The Coronavirus and Other Pathogens There has been plenty written and said when it comes to ways to avoid spreading and contracting the coronavirus. Cited are usually general steps, the things you’re told to do to combat any illness. Commonly mentioned are hand washing, covering coughs, being careful when you’re helping those who are…
What about dream journaling? Would that make a good hobby too? Laying there closing your eyes. What a boring idea for a hobby! People who pursue hobbies usually have events where they get together with other like-minded people. Motorcycle enthusiasts get together with other enthusiasts to go for rides through roads winding across pretty landscapes.…
Keeping a dream journal may make you feel vulnerable. You have to keep the journal by your bedside. It has to be easy to write them down in order to have the best chance to catch them with a pen and paper. Unfortunately, the journal is there for anyone who goes into your bedroom to…
The phone rung. The dogs barked. A gunshot went off. Whatever happened, you woke with a start. You’ve suddenly sat straight up in bed. Your sleep has been interrupted. The thoughts running through your mind melt away quickly. You now have forgotten your dream. It’s as if you never had one. Just because you’ve been…
No matter your previous experience, you can have a lucid dream. If you’ve never had one, to do so, however, may require a new way of thinking about dreams and dreaming. When we think of dreaming, we think of sleeping. To our way of thinking, they’re closely related. We lay down. Dreams come. You often…
Some people think of masturbation and porn as a natural sleeping pill. There’s a scientific basis for this. When you watch porn, your brain releases oxytocin. This hormone relaxes you and quells anxiety and fear. This effect allows you to go to sleep. Dopamine is also released during masturbation. This provides pleasure. That hormone breaks…