dream journaling + sleep self-help
In general, there are many reasons to try to remember and understand your dreams. The No. 1 reason is that it’s an excellent way to understand yourself better. By understanding yourself, you can become more certain about who you are and what you believe. When you do that, you’re confident. Confidence is a positive state.…
Meditation has become a big business. Venture capitalists are investing millions in it. When they put so much money into it, that means they’re hoping to make a lot back. Meditation has been studied as a treatment for high blood pressure, stress, pain, irritable bowel syndrome, ulcerative colitis, anxiety, depression, and other conditions. Results are mixed…
Many health professionals and others promote meditation these days. Combined with stretching, Instagram is filled with images of attractive people in athleisure attire contorting themselves amid beautiful scenery. The Veteran’s Affairs Administration recommends it. Your health plan probably does too along with your workplace wellness program. Far be it from me to discourage it. I’m…
Recently, over a couple of weeks, more than half of the dreams one man who kept a dream journal featured the coronavirus in some way. He wasn’t alone. Lots of people around the world were dreaming about COVID-19. In his dreams, close friends were dying of the virus. Or he was lost back in 1918,…
Why did I do that? Why did it all turn out that way? Knowing what I know now, what would I tell my younger self? You look back at your decisions. Some you judge good, others bad. It’s easier when a few years have passed. The emotions have dimmed, if only a little. A name…