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Less Facebook, more za-zen
Keeping it simple So, I’ve had a crazy busy week, and I’ve taken a few steps to make my life simpler and less hectic. The first thing I did, was unfriend a person who has become a tremendous pain in my...
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Training my brain to choose
I talked before about how sitting za-zen helps me to physically wake up. I can’t sit for very long before I go to sleep, because it wakes me up too much. So, I sit in the mornings – and I’m going to...
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Help for a racing heart rate
This post How I learned to slow my heart rate is by far the most popular one on this site, and it has helped a lot of people, from what they tell me. Folks have shared links to it, and hundreds of...
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What went right today
Today was a pretty good day. I woke up early – around 4 a.m., which is never good. But things got better after that. I listened to my relaxation MP3s and I managed to get 2 more hours of sleep, which...
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Using adversity as fuel
Sometimes these situations just come up I’ve been complaining a bit more than I would like, lately. The space bar thing has thrown me off, to tell the truth. I really need to be able to type quickly,...
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“Just breathe” is sometimes easier said than done
Okay, now that I have opened up the Pandora’s box on this chronic pain and have started paying attention to my muscles when they move, I’m realizing that one of the reasons I don’t always breathe...
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Well, THAT was interesting :)
Just let it go… So, last night I went to bed in intense pain, almost unable to breathe. I couldn’t move, without searing pain shooting through my muscles, so I got in bed early and tried this new...
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Managing migraines by managing blood pressure and heart rate
I guess I have abnormally active brain cells ;) So, if migraines are vascular — as I’m told they are — and (in my case, anyway) they develop when my heart rate is elevated… then might it be possible to...
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Choosing to stay chilled out
Image shows a cat lying on its back on an easy chair, with a t.v. remote lying on its belly I’ve been uptight for way too long. I’ve been cranked up, worked up, stressed out, for as long as I can...
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In it for the long haul
After a brain injury, it’s awfully easy to get stuck in every single moment. Everything seems different. Everything is different. Your brain has changed, and you have to devote a whole lot of time to...
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