On Monday, July 11, 2022 at 10:22:14 AM UTC-6, dick...@gmail.com wrote:   
   > On Saturday, July 9, 2022 at 8:28:05 AM UTC-5, sandy$ wrote:    
   > > Hello Dick,    
   > > I am glad to know she is still alive so you still have hope.    
   > >    
   > > I discovered the reason most of my dreams have disappeared as a friend   
   told me this. I have been taking melatonin 10mg every night because I have not   
   been able to sleep. Mind is too busy. So I stopped taking it and am now   
   getting flashes of dreams    
   but nothing to write down. Maybe one of these days I will be back posting more   
   often.   
   > Hmm... I've heard melatonin helps others to dream, but I suspect it may   
   *certainly* be related to how it interacts with each individual being   
   different.    
   >    
   > I was having a period of being unable to sleep, which had been going on for   
   some time, only I didn't ever think of it as a problem so much as a condition.   
   And, sure enough, the mind was VERY busy. (Once, as a kid of around 5 or 6, I   
   remember being    
   unable to sleep, and my dad somehow asking me, "What's the problem?" and my   
   reply, "I can't turn my mind off!"    
   >    
   > And, while I really can't remember what he said in return, as if some   
   general comforting words, I eventually got to sleep that night (obviously.)    
   >    
   > So a few decades later, and I realize the same issue is occurring. What to   
   do about it?    
   >    
   > "Ah!" (or something like that)— "If I can't go to sleep, then I may as   
   well put my mind toward doing something productive" (or useful, etc.)    
   >    
   > That's when I began giving "meditation" a whirl: the idea is to focus on one   
   word (or thought) for as long as possible. Naturally, the mind wants to run   
   off and play, but when the individual notices the mind off-target, simply   
   return to the mantra and    
   keep going. Trust me, you WILL fall asleep!!    
   >    
   > Meanwhile, I started to meditate upon some Biblical principles (Jesus, and   
   His Words) and *WOW!* what a difference in course my life has taken!!    
   >    
   > There were some interesting ideas regarding meditation, like that om-mani   
   business regarding the flower of the Universe. And sure, there's some value to   
   that, but the 3 words of Jesus (translated into English) in Matthew 5:44,   
   "Love thine enemies," *IS*   
    that flower! It's just amazing, but feel free to try it for yourself and see   
   what works best for you.    
   >    
   > But *caution!* The FIRST one I started on (back when I was 30) was "I love   
   my father," because I felt the biggest problem in my life at that time was the   
   undercurrent of hatred I had for him in those days. I picked "I love my   
   father" because I wanted    
   to see if meditation actually accomplished anything— Oh yeah!! Not only did   
   I learn that I actually loved my father, but I *became* a father less than a   
   year later, with a gal who'd had her tubes tied!! (And that's how Charles came   
   into the world!)    
   >    
   > So be careful, but "Love thine enemies" is a super-duper winner, in my book   
   :-)    
   > (It will also help you sleep, and a multi-B vitamin every other night will   
   super-boost your dreams!)   
   Hello Dick,   
            They say that our bodies produce melatonin too.       I also meditate   
   daily for years now.   It is very relaxing.     
                                                            Sandy$   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)