Post 2605
- 10 years and 42 days since I started this blog -
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| February 8, 2020, Cuenca, Ecuador |
Daily Comment
When I talk about my sleep problems, I'm talking about the fact that for decades I've woken up a couple of times a night to pee.
Not a big problem, but until I was recovering from my bypass surgery, the fact was that often I couldn't go back to sleep.
Recently, I've been successful dealing with that and getting back to sleep, with ther result that instead of an average of less than five hours a night, I'm averaging more than seven.
The way I fall back asleep is to take a few tokes, then do breath-counting, a la meditation, or the "Relaxation Response". Breath counting is a method of meditation I have successfully used, and taught to other people.
Not a big problem, but until I was recovering from my bypass surgery, the fact was that often I couldn't go back to sleep.
Recently, I've been successful dealing with that and getting back to sleep, with ther result that instead of an average of less than five hours a night, I'm averaging more than seven.
The way I fall back asleep is to take a few tokes, then do breath-counting, a la meditation, or the "Relaxation Response". Breath counting is a method of meditation I have successfully used, and taught to other people.
These days, when I meditate, it's mostly Transcendental Meditation style, repeating a mantra over and over. I got the mantra from a TM 'professional' in 1972. I believe it cost me $100 (for the class that culminated in a private session where I was given my personal, never-to-be-disclosed mantra.
So... One aspect of practicing meditation is learning to ignore the thoughts that always bubble up.
But my sleep-calling breathe-counting isn't really meditation, although it effectively works the same way, and thoughts that come up are also ignored, and the count is returned to.
So... One aspect of practicing meditation is learning to ignore the thoughts that always bubble up.
But my sleep-calling breathe-counting isn't really meditation, although it effectively works the same way, and thoughts that come up are also ignored, and the count is returned to.
In this case, though, those thoughts are ignored, but not unnoticed. And what I've noticed are, is that they're very weird thoughts, indeed. Very random. And often ridiculous, sometimes humorously so.
And while I'm not going to recount any here, the important thing here is to remember a very important concept I learned without understanding a long time ago: "Don't believe everything you think."
Proven, again, by my recent experience with the thoughts that arise when I'm trying to go (back) to sleep.
I'm grateful for all the wonder in the world including the wonder that is me.
I'm grateful for all the wonder in the world including the wonder that is me.
PS: I'm driving three-hours each way to get my COVID-19 vaccination tomorrow, making it a travel day. No post tomorrow, then.
Food and Diet 
Today's Weight: 201.6 lbs.
Previous Weight (2/9/21): 201.7 lbs.
Net Loss/Gain: - 0.1 lbs.
Diet Comment
Food Log
Breakfast
4:45pm: Scrambled eggs with mushrooms and peppers, and oatmeal with blueberries, raspberries and blackberries, and chia and hemp seeds.
Lunch
Skipped.
Dinner
12:10am: Kimchee, manchego cheese, macadamia nuts and parmesan crisps.
Liquid Intake
4:45pm: Scrambled eggs with mushrooms and peppers, and oatmeal with blueberries, raspberries and blackberries, and chia and hemp seeds.
Lunch
Skipped.
Dinner
12:10am: Kimchee, manchego cheese, macadamia nuts and parmesan crisps.
Liquid Intake
Espressos: 0; Coffee: 24 oz.; Water: 72+ oz.;
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