Dealing With Distress #1 – sleep

by Evan on 2013/05/18

This is the first in a series on how we can respond to the distress in our lives. (I’m not sure how long it will be.)

 

We can ‘forget’ that we are physical beings. Self development can focus on our thoughts, feelings and purpose and lead us to neglect the physical.

However I think that all the dimensions of our lives affect each other. And the physical is one dimension.

So this post is about the importance of the physical.

 

Sleep
I am staring with sleep because for me it is the most important physical thing for my physical health. [click to continue…]

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