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“Pat Wyman leads again.” – Doc Meek

May 13th, 2013 |

Tuesday, May 13, 2013. Today, once again, I have great gratitude for the learning leadership of Pat Wyman and her trusted website, HowToLearn.com. Thank you for this guest post, Pat! – Doc Meek, Sherwood Park, Alberta, CANADA

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“Every time a child is born… ” – Interfaith Video

May 13th, 2013 |

Author: Doc Meek

“Every time a child is born… So is a Mother. ” – Interfaith Video

Sunday, May 12, 2013 (Mothers’ Day): Today my heart is filled with gratitude for all mothers, and my own mother. – Doc Meek

http://www.lds.org/pages/mormon-messages?cid=HP000058A&lang=eng#to-every-mother

Thank you, LDS.org, for bringing us this vibrant view of Mothers everywhere.

Doc Meek, Sun, May 12, 2013 (Mothers’ Day), Sherewood Park, Alberta, Canada

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“Reading tape put me to sleep!” – Doc Meek

May 10th, 2013 |

Author: Doc Meek

Friday, May 10, 2013. Today I am grateful for friends who are OK with me making suggestions for them (even if they are not able to use them!). 😮 – Doc Meek

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Letter to a friend:

Hi D,

I’m sorry you are having trouble sleeping at night.

Pills are probably not a good idea long term.

If exercise is not possible for you, listening to CDs might be.

There are all kinds of “approaching sleep” CDs that people

listen to at bedtime to help their minds shift from daytime

active to nighttime rest.

I’m not using them right now. I’ve used them in the past, quite

successfully, although you have to keep trying to find the ones

that help you (in contrast to what may work for others). For

example, some have sounds of nature on them (a gentle brook,

birds warbling, or seashore sounds, whatever). Works like a

charm for some, and doesn’t work well for others.

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Some CDs are simply gentle music. Perfect for some and not

perfect for others. All kinds of music available designed to

help you drift off peaceably.

Some CDs have 2 tracks, and must be listened to with stereo

headphones. One track (the left ear) has outputs designed for

the right hemisphere, and the other track (the right earphone)

has sounds designed for the left hemisphere. This is a very

powerful non-drug sleep aid for many people.

For others, the fact that the tracks are different confuses them

at first because they are trying to “keep track” of both tracks

at the same time and this is impossible. When they finally just

attend to one track (the other goes into the brain anyway, even

if they are not attending to it), it works OK.

Even better, when the person just “gives up” trying to keep track

of the different tracks and just “zones out” it works like a charm

because the good stuff goes in without them attending , which is

the whole point, and the real value, of such approaches.

For me, there was a “joke” on me in one case. The very best tape

I found was one designed to help me improve my reading speed.

It helped me read all right, and it “put me away” at night better

than any sleep tape I tried. 😮

Philios, Doc

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Fri, May 10, 2013, Sherwood Park, Alberta, CANADA

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