“In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.”

Albert Einstein

As we wander, or wonder, through life, it can be the simple daily routines that can challenge us the most. As I read people’s pages, their blogs, hear the podcasts and talk with others, there are some very ritual daily actions that are most confounding to humans. Things like, sleep, or diet, or relationships.

In today’s reality we have so much information at our fingertips, our problem now is to believe it or not. There was a time in our life that we had to search for solutions, and there were no engines to search on. Library, asking questions of people, those were our search engines then. Either that or experimenting ourselves, trying new techniques, doing our own analysis.

Look, I will be blunt. If you cannot sleep, you are overweight or you are not coming close to fulfilling your dreams? There is not magical pill, it is called CHANGE. Why do you keep doing the same thing over and over again and expect things to change? Really? That is your reason? You have options and your growth can be in your own hands, you have to do SOMETHING and make it something different than what you have been doing…

Just look at what you do each night before bed. What do you eat? What time? Do you watch electronic visuals? Do you know what the blue light does to your sleeping? What are other people doing? How do others calm themselves? There are a ton of people out there that share their success, read and research, you can find a solution. Try something different.

This comes directly from WebMD.

“It’s safe to say most of us spend a lot of time staring at screens. And that can be bad for our eyes. Blue light from electronics is linked to problems like blurry vision, eyestrain, dry eye, macular degeneration, and cataracts. Some people have sleep issues.”

I was talking with a medical professional the other day, and they told me to try solutions for 60-90 days to see if you make progress. If you have trouble sleeping, shut off the electronics early in the evening and do that for 60-90 days, see if you get improvement.

Weight loss? Do something different. Salt, sugars, fats, fried foods, alcohol all can be a cause. I am not a doctor, nor a specialist, so my suggestions may not be the correct solution, just try something different. I stopped eating breads, curbed alcohol and changed my eating times. All of this seemed to help me. What you eat, when you eat it and how much you eat are logical changes to make or at least try. Again, not one day, try it for 60-90 days. You are worth the effort.

I have a friend over 70 that looks like he could be in his fifties, very disciplined and shares often his way of keeping young. No alcohol eats before 7 and rides his bike almost every day. He also talks about the portions that he eats, more smaller meals and healthy snacks. He too stays away from breads.

Self-discipline is a big challenge for all of us. I have some of those habits that really challenge me. Snacks like crackers and nuts are a real tough one for me, especially if I am watching a show or reading. I tell myself that this can lead to my pants being tighter, shirts not looking right or my suits getting a little tight where they should not be. I will use a week of meditation sessions everyday aimed at that bad habit, it seems to help me be more disciplined, to NOT partake in those little annoying practices.

Bottom line, if you are struggling about some issues like sleep, weight or other daily functions like these, DO NOT TALK ABOUT IT, take action, try something different and try it for 2 or 3 months. It may help, it really can’t hurt.

You can make changes, there are options, and every positive step is growth. Search Median, search Quora and do not hesitate to go to WebMD or the Mayo Clinic’s website. Like I said earlier, you are worth it!