C.W. Ceram

"Genius is the ability to reduce the complicated to the simple."

- C.W. Ceram

Robert Henri

"The pursuit of happiness ... is the greatest feat man has to accomplish."

- Robert Henri

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

"Give what you have. To some it may be better than you dare think."

- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Myla Kabat-Zinn

"Each difficult moment has the potential to open my eyes and open my heart."

- Myla Kabat-Zinn

Steve Jobs

"Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do."

- Steve Jobs

Ashley Montagu

"The world is so full of wonderful things we should all, if we were taught how to appreciate it, be far richer than kings."

- Ashley Montagu

Soren Kierkegaard

"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards."

 - Soren Kierkegaard

Kahlil Gibran

"To be able to look back upon one's life in satisfaction is to live twice."

- Kahlil Gibran

Marcus Aurelius

"Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them."

- Marcus Aurelius

Ray Bradbury

"We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out."

- Ray Bradbury

Brandi Snyder

"To the world you may be just one person, but to one person you may be the world."

- Brandi Snyder

Kahlil Gibran

"Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need."

- Kahlil Gibran

Mother Teresa

"Go out into the world today and love the people you meet. Let your presence light new light in the hearts of people."

- Mother Teresa

Insomnia

I have been dealing with insomnia or sleep issues for some time.  There is a lot of finger pointing as you try to determine the cause….the root cause…and it seems to change depending on what my mind has going at the minute….I think that may be the culprit.....

I have done just about everything that I can think of to chase sleep.  Here are some of the things that come to mind easily:

all kinds of over the counter remedies;

various prescriptions;

OTC supplements;

Tart cherry juice;

Lavender oil;

Magnesium tablets;

praying and pleading;

talking to my angels and guides for help;

warm baths;

warm baths with essential oils and salts;

warm baths with romaine lettuce leaves;

alcohol (wine, white, dark, etc);

hot milk before bed;

watching TV;

pitch dark room;

fans;

sleeping alone;

sleeping in cold room;

sleeping alfresco; 

listening to nature sounds (rain, bugs, waves, etc);

eating Scottish oatmeal;

eating Ezekiel bread with peanut butter;

new pillows, bed and sheets;

yellow lights in my bedroom (side table lamps & reading lamp);

OTC hormone creams;

essential oils on my head and feet;

essential oils on my pillow and sheets

listening to: chants, delta waves, Native American music, hypnosis CDs of all kinds;

meditations of all sorts;

not sleeping;

counting backwards from 300 by 1s and by 3s and by 5s……;

going through the alphabet (forward and backwards) with first names (boys then girls) (Alice, Barbie, Carol, etc);

plugging my ears and covering my eyes;

noise canceling headset;

So you see the picture.  I am drawn to the news, TV programs or internet when I hear or see anything about sleep studies or remedies.

We socialized the other night with a friend who is a retired doctor.  I don’t know how the topic of insomnia came up, but I was all ears when he started to talk about his solution.  He is a Heart Math advocate and I do believe there is truth there.  I believe Heart Math’s premise is to get out of your head, out of your ego and think, breath, love….from your Heart.

In my situation, it seems so much of my issues come from my head....infinite to do lists, rethink past scenarios, ponder future events, worry about my family and friends.  I think the common denominator is my head and ego....so Heart Math does seem to make sense to me.

He said his answer to insomnia is simple.  Be open, allow …take a deep breath and invite in Love from the Universe (or God or …….) then exhale and give Gratitude back to the Universe … repeat until morning comes.  Breathe in…. Love; Breathe out…. Gratitude.

I have been trying this simple "mantra" of sorts and it has helped me.

I hope it helps you.

Oscar Wilde

"If one tells the truth, one is sure sooner or later to be found out."

- Oscar Wilde

Jean Anouilh

"Love is, above all, the gift of oneself."

- Jean Anouilh

Ralph Waldo Emerson

"The ornaments of a house are the friends who frequent it."

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Timothy Leary

"If you want to change the way people respond to you, change the way you respond to people."

- Timothy Leary

Walter Scott

"Look back, and smile on perils past."

- Walter Scott

Mother Teresa

"The greatest science in the world; in heaven and on earth; is love."

- Mother Teresa

Aristotle

"There is no great genius without a mixture of madness."

- Aristotle

Samuel Johnson

"The world is not yet exhausted: let me see something tomorrow which I never saw before."

- Samuel Johnson

Aristotle

"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work."

- Aristotle