Staying In Bed Can Cause Insomnia
It would seem ridiculous to suggest that the reason you can t fall asleep is because you are in bed. As preposterous as this sounds, it can actually be the case. When a person is suffering from insomnia, and they continue to stay in bed, the problem can actually worsen. It s happened to most people at least once in their lives. They feel tired in the evening, so they decide to go to bed. Once there they find that sleep is hard to find. Minutes turn into hours and then before they realize it they have been in bed for three or four hours without even a moment of sleep. Insomnia is a common problem and although there are many medical ways to treat it, the answer might be found in getting out of bed. Sleep is of course fundamental to a human being s existence and if we feel that we aren t getting enough it can create a great deal of stress and unhappiness. To counteract that we sometimes go to bed before we feel tired. The idea being that once we are in bed, in the peaceful darkness, our body will natural take the hint and drift off...
posted by Sanda on June 22, 2009
Practice Self-surprise: A Practical Way To Develop The Power Of Instant Choice
We choose to be in the present, choose to observe ourselves, and choose to develop independence and self-reliance. However, for many of us, our energy of instant choice has been dormant for too long. How do we best restore this power. Reading about spirituality on its own can certainly never do it, but we can take action. For example, we can abruptly exit unproductive streams of thought and hypnotic mental movies as soon as they present themselves. When we do, we activate our power of choice and it flourishes in every dimension of our lives. Instant choice breaks up comfortable patterns with a sudden return to awareness and sanity. It won t allow us to get away with lazy, negative habits. Rather, it s a compassionate, loving gift for our spiritual development. Apply this self-surprise exercise to develop instant choice: Here s a wonderful exercise called self-surprise that powerfully develops instant choice. It works this way: Picture a railroad car rolling down the tracks toward danger. A switchman stands beside the tracks with a...
posted by Broderick on May 8, 2009
Important Preventive Measures Against Heart Attacks
When the heart becomes starved for oxygen , heart disease and heart attacks occur. This happens when fatty deposits stick to the small walls of the veins and arteries surrounding our heart. Unfortunately, the older we get, the smaller these veins become, and the easier it is to develop heart disease. However, there are signs and preventive measures. Coronary artery disease CAD does not always cause a heart attack. You may have severe CAD without even having any chest pain. However, any of these symptoms should be reported to a doctor because they could be a sign of CAD: Chest pain Shortness of breath Palpitations an irregular heartbeat, skipped beats, or a flip-flop feeling in your chest Fast or racing heartbeat Weakness Dizziness Nausea Sweating not due to exercise Angina chest pain has been described as an uncomfortable feeling usually just below the breastbone. But there are other places that the pain of angina can be felt as well: the left shoulder because your heart is on the left side of your body , arms, neck, throat, jaw or...
posted by Malisa on March 16, 2009