Taking care of your sleep

To sleep or not to sleep? That is the question!

For some time, to sleep looked like a waste of time, a careless act.

But this changed and for some time, to sleep has turned the new healing tool; I have a friend of mine who used to be an advocate of a good sleep, lasting a good number of hours and it could change life.

But what is the way to potentiate your sleep in such way that your life may change?

First of all you have to frame sleep within a self-care process, which means sleeping is not only a biological procedure the body uses to renovate its energy. OK, it is, but if you want to change your life, you may want to think of it as the powerful tool it really is.

Second thing, what does sleep do to the self that it really heals? That understanding will help you to give relevance to that part of your physical biology.

The third and last thing you need to do is to improve its quality. It can be done in many different ways, depending on your personality, lifestyle and time availability. Three recommendations:

• Try to eat before 2 hours you go to sleep. If you want to drink something, check it does not contain caffeine or anything that will prevent you to sleep.
• Meditate, pray, think positive or journal within the thirty minutes before going to sleep. That positive energy will help a lot.
• If you are not feeling easy and calm, try to solve some of those situations. Maybe not a full solution, but a soup for the soul, something comforting like talking with a good friend, watching a wonderful program or just reading that thing you would love.

How to overcome fatigue

What is normal and what you expect is that after waking up, you have energy until night... but if that is not constant in your life, it is time to work internally.

We are not machines and although we are well oiled, fatigue, exhaustion or stress can take away our energy and prevent us from progressing or enjoying in the way we would want and could. Maybe you would like to have a few more hours of strength to enjoy your family, do something useful to the community, meditate or just enjoy watching the last movie.

If you really want to extend your energy a little more in the day, here are some tips that can be very useful:

1. Start with your diet and check well that what you eat is balanced.
2. Then, check the quality sleep time, that is, the sleep that refreshes and renews.
3. Develop the art of relaxation, that is, let go… a lot!
4. Self-organization contributes to avoid tiredness, preventing us from wandering when making a decision or doing some activity.
5. Strive to have excellent prioritization criteria, because it will prevent you from wasting time, one of the factors that causes fatigue.
6. Managing an adequate schedule helps minimize stress.
7. Dialogue and enjoy being with relevant people in your life.
8. At the end of the day or at times you identify that you feel a not very welcome tiredness, look for activities that are motivating.