Floating in Port Wine

Lately I have been struggling to sleep again. It is a problem that I face from time to time, but if it doesn’t get addressed it can turn into a lifelong affliction affecting other aspects of my life such as work, relationship and health.

According to Paul McKenna, bestselling author of I Can Make You Sleep, there are two core issues that keep people tossing and turning the entire night:

1. Inspiration
Sometimes we don’t sleep because we suddenly have a great idea. There is a reason why ideas come just as we want to sleep. Life can be busy and we don’t always have the time to get in touch with our creativity, so when we have a bit of peace and quiet, our unconscious mind takes the chance to present us with the results of our creative potential.

2. Emotions
If an emotion doesn’t go away when we change the pictures in our mind, it means it is an emotion that carries an important message for us. That doesn’t mean we have to react – we have to listen to its message. Emotions are signals for us to pay attention. However, because some of them feel uncomfortable, we are often taught to ignore them.

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