Simple Pleasures, Everyday Joie de Vivre.

Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash   The Busy Bee Knows No Sorrow. - English proverb Activity is often the cure for things like depression, avolition and apathy. Procrastination is the thief of time. Keeping occupied helps you to achieve more and can expand your sense of self. So let's get over the inertia and get going. ' Life is like riding a bicycle . To keep your balance, you must keep moving'.-  Albert Einstein 'One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn’t pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself'. - Lucille Ball. Keep active and stay busy. Be present and engaged in everything you do. Exercise you body everyday. Inertia and rumination are a sure-fire recipe for feeling unhappy, you wallow in your thoughts and can't find anything to cheer you up.  'Inaction breeds doubt and fear.  Action breeds confidence and courage . If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think a...

Photo by Kinga Howard on Unsplash Sleep is integral to life. When you sleep you rest, and rejuvenate, ready for the next day. Sleeping too much or too little effects your life and work for the worse. Fatigue is stressful and it makes it dangerous to drive and operate machinery. Taking control of your sleep patterns can change your life for the better. And you are not always of the mercy of your tiredness or insomnia. There's things you can do to change. Whether it's sleep-hygiene, relaxation, herbal medicine or just having an alarm clock that works for you I assure you the situation is retrievable. So, just read on to find out how.  Sleep Hygiene So the question is, what is sleep hygiene.? It basically consists of going to bed and getting up at the same time every morning. It could include sleeping right through the night and not napping during the day if possible. Although I know naps can be nice but try not to.  Insomnia Insomnia is a state of not being able to sleep on tim...