Autonomous functions may be controlled by a wise consciousness. — I had been wondering for some time if I could enhance my physical health by interacting with dream characters that represent different parts of my body and different systems controlled by the brain. It turns out this could be closer to the truth than I suspected. The second kind is…

Living with vitality, fullness, and authenticity as a human being. — Scientists found that when you are depressed the vagus nerve doesn’t transmit as much data causing our heartbeat to repeat in a constant non-variable manner. Any musician can tell you a constant tempo, or the use of a metronome severely dampens musical variability and therefore our ability to inject emotion…

A routine of 9 solid hours with 95% quality is best for me. — How I am able to now get a perfect night's sleep and wake up fully energized, excited about living, content, peaceful while anticipating the day, pain-free, and motivated is beyond me. Believe me, it wasn’t always like this. I woke up this morning and checked my sleep tracker and it…

Take everything easy and work smarter not harder. — When overwhelmed or trying to get through big responsibilities, it’s often said to break down bigger tasks into smaller ones, but then don’t we just worry about how we’ll get through the increased number of tasks? Usually, it’s unclear how to go about this and how to prime ourselves to…

Knowing is half the battle. — Since you cannot know everything there is to know about a certain person and why they do what they do, much of their reactions and thoughts go past your radar. This is true for any kind of relationship: friends, coworkers, parents, siblings, pets, and partners. The trick is to be…

It is different for each of us. — To be happy requires internal work and external work. One day you may be inspired to carry out the work and then you are well on your way to experiencing success in happiness. Internally Learn to reframe all your past experiences so that you are compassionate towards your past self and…

I was speaking with a former inpatient and it seems so for some. — Mental wards are a problematic development. It’s where we go when we are at risk to cause harm to ourselves or others due to mental illness related issues. Mostly, it’s where people end up when they appear visibly insane. These patients are admitted involuntarily and some of their rights are…

Our dream eraser is at work at all times. — When I was turning 20, I had a delusion about the dream eraser, this nefarious mental construct in all of our minds that systematically erased thoughts, memories, and dreams according to its own rules. The ultimate goal of the dream eraser was unclear, but part of it was to suppress…

Do not get too carried away. — For those of us without an upper limit to moods, or an upper limit that is much higher than it’s supposed to be, we have a tendency to experience mania. This is often clinically described as bipolar disorder symptoms, but I believe it happens throughout a wider population who never…