“I also learned how valuable it is to talk to people about sleep. It’s as though you are enlisting the world around you in helping you meet your goal. Not only did people share with me their sleep tips, but having people constantly ask me if I was getting enough sleep or making sure I wasn’t drinking coffee after noon or staying up past my scheduled bed time were a wonderful safeguard against falling into old, bad habits.”

“You don’t have to write about your sleep experiences twice a week and publish them on HuffPost and Glamour to get the same benefits. Tell your friends and family about your sleep goals — put it out there — and watch how many “sleep angels” start looking out for you and holding you to your sleep commitment. It’s like a Field of Sweet Dreams: build it, and they will come (to tuck you in).”

Learning and maintaining a commitment to make our sleeping important to our life will add passion and drive. Our passion is increased once we allow ourselves to believe that our dream may be possible. I love helping people so I am open to anything that will help me fill this need. Because of my letting go of old beliefs about myself, I have been freed up to work toward a movement that will enable the people I care about to join together.

Our passion comes from following our flow. Flow has been explained by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi. He describes our flow as that feeling of joy when we are doing something we love to do and are doing it effortlessly. Some athletes call it being in the zone.

Writing in her blog, Joyful Days, Daphne offers us a challenge to choose one of the following proven ways to living  a happy life:

1. Believe in something
2. Embrace silence
3. Work on your own terms
4. Find your “flow” experience
5. Have something to look forward to
6. Hang out with friends
7. Just carry on living

Many people believe that they aren’t creative. Yet few of them schedule creativity. Creativity is an art and a science. You can find your creativity by making it a goal. Schedule time to spend searching and exploring your “flow” activity. Remember creativity is playing and enjoying what you do in your creativity time.

James Chartrand (who is really a woman) writing in Fuel Your Writing about how to learn the skill of being inspired suggests during the following to find your flow:

1. Explore new experiences  “
2. Ask people about themselves
3. Bring a notebook

A Hot-Air Balloon by Yoshikazu Takada

Acupressure

Acupuncture

Age and exercise

Alexander technique

Art therapy

Compassion

Concentration meditation

Forgiveness

Glycemic index

Goal setting

Inner child

Interval training

Massage

Prayer walking

Raising energy meditation

Reflexology

Self-hypnosis

Therapeutic touch

Visualization meditation

76 Stars and Stripes by Beverly & Pack

Communication

Empowerment

Fitness plan

Hydrotherapy

Journaling

Light therapy

Lovingkindness meditation

Low calorie diets

Mix and match healing

Nutrition

Partner meditation

Progressive muscle relaxation

Rational thinking

Reaching a plateau

Relationships

Self worth

Support system

Time management

Water

Hot Air Balloons by ericbc

30-35 grams of fiber daily

Affirmations—autosuggestions

Assertiveness

Autogenic training

Carbohydrates

Coping techniques

Creative visualizations

Creativity

Endurance exercise

Flexibility exercises

Formal walking meditation

Heart rate

Job stress management

Mantra meditation

Prayer suggestions

Protein

Relaxation meditation

Strength training

Fly Me to the Moon by Beverly and Pack

Balanced life

Before losing weight, pay attention to these

Beginning meditations

Being centered

BMI body mass index

Body scan

Breathing meditation

Calorie needs

Cardiovascular exercises

Deep breathing techniques

Introducing yoga into your life

Sitting-walking-eating meditations

Stretching exercises

Types of meditation

Walking as exercise

Weekly action plan

Your observer self-transactional analysis

Indiana State Fair by Niraj Desai

The following topics of links are for weeks 7-12. Each week’s topics are divided among emotional, mental, physical and spiritual links.

Acupressure

Acupuncture

Age and exercise

Alexander technique

Art therapy

Communication

Compassion

Concentration meditation

Empowerment

Fitness plan

Forgiveness

Glycemic index

Goal setting

Hydrotherapy

Inner child

Interval training

Journaling

Light therapy

Lovingkindness meditation

Low calorie diets

Massage

Mix and match healing

Nutrition

Partner meditation

Prayer walking

Progressive muscle relaxation

Raising energy meditation

Rational thinking

Reaching a plateau

Reflexology

Relationships

Self worth

Self-hypnosis

Support system

Therapeutic touch

Time management

Visualization meditation

Water

Hot Air Balloon Glow by earlycj5

The following topics of links are for weeks 1-6. Each week’s topics are divided among emotional, mental, physical and spiritual links.

30-35 grams of fiber daily

Affirmations—autosuggestions

Assertiveness

Autogenic training

Balanced life

Before losing weight, pay attention to these

Beginning meditations

Being centered

BMI body mass index

Body scan

Breathing meditation

Calorie needs

Carbohydrates

Cardiovascular exercises

Coping techniques

Creative visualizations

Creativity

Deep breathing techniques

Endurance exercise

Flexibility exercises

Formal walking meditation

Heart rate

Introducing yoga into your life

Job stress management

Mantra meditation

Prayer suggestions

Protein

Relaxation meditation

Sitting-walking-eating meditations

Strength training

Stretching exercises

Types of meditation

Walking as exercise

Weekly action plan

Your observer self-transactional analysis

2009 Colorado Balloon Classic by Beverly and Pack

The following topics of links are for weeks 1-12. Each week’s topics are divided among emotional, mental, physical and spiritual links.

30-35 grams of fiber daily

Acupressure

Acupuncture

Affirmations—autosuggestions

Age and exercise

Alexander technique

Art therapy

Assertiveness

Autogenic training

Balanced life

Before losing weight, pay attention to these

Beginning meditations

Being centered

BMI body mass index

Body scan

Breathing meditation

Calorie needs

Carbohydrates

Cardiovascular exercises

Communication

Compassion

Concentration meditation

Coping techniques

Creative visualizations

Creativity

Deep breathing techniques

Empowerment

Endurance exercise

Fitness plan

Flexibility exercises

Forgiveness

Formal walking meditation

Glycemic index

Goal setting

Heart rate

Hydrotherapy

Inner child

Interval training

Introducing yoga into your life

Job stress management

Journaling

Light therapy

Lovingkindness meditation

Low calorie diets

Mantra meditation

Massage

Mix and match healing

Nutrition

Partner meditation

Prayer suggestions

Prayer walking

Progressive muscle relaxation

Protein

Raising energy meditation

Rational thinking

Reaching a plateau

Reflexology

Relationships

Relaxation meditation

Self worth

Self-hypnosis

Sitting-walking-eating meditations

Strength training

Stretching exercises

Support system

Therapeutic touch

Time management

Types of meditation

Visualization meditation

Walking as exercise

Water

Weekly action plan

Your observer self-transactional analysis