Saturday, May 14, 2005:<\/b> Note to self: There’s many ways to meditate, necessary when working an evening shift but want to enjoy the daytimes then need to re-fresh before going in:<\/p>\n
Meditation is first, because there it is.<\/p>\n
A 20-45 minute nap accomplishes about the same thing. Sleep experts say no more than 30, but I allow extra time to fall asleep, often hard in the afternoon. If I only have 20 minutes, then meditate is the thing to do.<\/p>\n
A 20-30-minute walk, bike or yoga stretching session. And no music, talk radio or other extraneous noise. Blares are fine for exercise sessions, but this is not that. Swimming laps for a half hour does well, too, and if the Wilson Park pool lifeguards are rocking out from the amps in the office, well, your head’s in the water.<\/p>\n
Gardening is invigorating while yard work is tiring. Though yard work is satisfying.<\/p>\n
Sketching or painting for a half or full hour. Also, I get workable writing ideas while doing art, which is good because the pictures aren’t much. I also think of things to add to the Wal-Mart shopping list. Everything’s a winner. -30-<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Copyright 2005 Ben S. Pollock Saturday, May 14, 2005: Note to self: There’s many ways to meditate, necessary when working an evening shift but want to enjoy the daytimes then need to re-fresh before going in: Meditation is first, because there it is. A 20-45 minute nap accomplishes about the same thing. 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