Adios Addictions

I'm an addict.

This realization dawned, when I found myself ready to sleep anytime, and wishing for sleep.

Googling 'sleep addiction', I confirmed my fears.

Trying to be more cognizant of my addictions, I decided to watch myself. Lo and behold - I soon found several addictions I was unaware of!

While it wasn't alcohol, I found I'm also addicted to surfing the internet, and TV. These addictions, eat away my time and keep me from being productive.
Being in my twenties, these keep me from being productive, or spending time in activities I want to do. Not the nicest situation.

Since I'd rather do something about this, I have decided to go for my own deaddiction regimen.

1. No sleep anytime except night, and only 8 hours of sleep at that.
2. No wandering aimlessly on the internet - get on, do my work and log off.
3. Stay completely celibate.

All three need willpower to keep off, and I'd try to fill in with something productive I can get done - so I don't fall into a new addiction (computer games did start creeping up).

My mind protests to no end for these stimulants - but when the wave passes, I sense a peace.

I plan to keep this up for some time. I don't have a deadline in mind. Let's see where this leads, how I feel.

Rising early

Steve Pavlina talks of his struggle to wake early.

Mine has been one of reducing my sleep. I used to follow the school of thought, that the body asks for the sleep it needs. I also had a partner who wouldn't let me sleep at all.
Both extremes, I have found, are hurtful.

I have decided to give a shot to Steve Pavlina's recommendation: Sleep when sleepy, but awake at a fixed time.

Let's see how this goes.

Life is Consciousness.

- Emmet Fox

Silence...

If the mind is confused - sometimes its best to be quiet and stop spreading the confusion.

Makes sense?

I'd rather read the lines, than between them.

My Experiments with Truth

While I continue to experiment with truth, this I can say:

The way of truth needs you to be fearless.
Also, patient and tolerant.

In return, truth makes you fearless and makes your life effortless.

With truth on your side,
you need fear noone,
and truth does not let you down.

Truth is a great ally.

Light at the end of the tunnel

When going through the tunnel, it's dark. But the tunnel does end, and there's light at the end of the tunnel. And it makes the journey worth the while.