To live a well balanced, rewarding life of our dreams by day and sleep restfully at night.
Working on the physical, mental, and big picture paths to restful sleep: The Mission of the Warm Milk Journal
Published August 8, 2010 | 
The mission of The Warm Milk Journal is to offer support to live your best life possible and sleep as restfully as you can at night.
I see three areas in dealing with insomnia and fulfilling our mission: 1. The physical causes and symptoms of insomnia 2.The mental and emotional issues that cause or are caused by insomnia. 3. The bigger picture: the connection between how well we live our life by day and how well we sleep at night.
- Physical causes of insomnia: There are circumstances, some we can control and some we can not that may cause our insomnia. We may live near a train track or airport runway, we have a snoring partner, we are in pain from injury or disease, we work a night shift, etc.
- Mental and emotional causes of insomnia: Anxiety, worry, panic disorder, anger, resentment, fear, conflict, crisis, grieving the death of a loved one, going through a divorce, studying for the Bar exam, etc. are all things that can negatively affect our sleep at night as well.
- The bigger picture: the connection between how we live our life during the day and how well we sleep at night. I call this the bigger picture because we can have the most comfortable bed in the world but if we are not living a fulfilling life for ourselves by day we will not have the inner peace we need to sleep optimally at night.
The Warm Milk Journal recognizes and aspires to offer support in these three categories that are related to insomnia. That is why you may find articles about bed mattresses along with articles about meditation. You may find journal writing prompts and foods to eat to make you feel sleepy. You will be encouraged to find your life’s purpose and ways to deal with stress. At times you will be comforted, humored, inspired (I hope), and sometimes challenged.
We human beings are complex creatures. If we are not sleeping our best at night chances are it is not just one simple thing that will cure that. We can do many things to increase our chances of sleeping better but we also need to look at how we are living our lives.
I invite you to keep visiting The Warm milk Journal and following me on Twitter as we continue on this journey of living the life of our dreams by day and sleeping peacefully and restfully at night.
Thank you,
Debra : )
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“I love sleep because it is both pleasant and safe to use”- Fran Lebowitz. The Warm Milk Journal’s Mission
Published June 5, 2010 | Sleep is a wonderful thing! When we get it we have energy, we think clearly, we feel cheerful, and we are on the top of our game.
When we do not get a good night sleep, we feel terrible: body aches, sluggishness, brain foggy, eyes red, headache, cranky and irritable, etc.
We know we need sleep to feel and perform our best. Here at the Warm Milk Journal, my mission is to provide you, the reader, ideas and inspiration to help you get regular blessed, restorative sleep. The posts here offer a variety of things.
Here is the Warm Milk Journal “Recipe”:
- Tips for insomnia
- Articles to help you deal with anxiety
- Meditations
- Breathing exercises
- Journal writing prompts
- The Mew Way: a humorous look at life lessons from my cat, Mew
- Poetry
- Spiritual verses and prayers
- Quotes about sleep
- Recipes for foods and drinks that promote sleepiness
- Articles to empower and inspire you with the idea that if we are our most balanced, centered, and healthiest selves, we will sleep better!
Some goals for the future of the Warm Milk Journal:
This site is a journey and a work in progress. Like anything else, it will take time to grow and offer everything I want it to. Eventually, The Warm Milk Journal will also offer:
- interviews with sleep experts and other professionals
- interviews with everyday people who are struggling with insomnia and anxiety issues
- heartwarming bed time stories
- humorous tidbits to get us smiling and laughing
- puzzles
- a Warm Milk Journal store where you can find high quality products that promote good sleep and well being
I appreciate all of you who have discovered The Warm Milk Journal and have written in your thoughtful comments. Do bookmark this site or sign up for the newsletter. I am committed to posting high quality content several times a week. I am a school teacher and this summer I will have two whole months off to devote even more time to this project. So keep visiting and please feel free to comment or email me at Debra@thewarmmilkjournal.com anytime. I welcome and appreciate your comments and feedback.
I want this site to be of value to you. I spent many years battling anxiety, panic attacks, and many nights tossing and turning or pacing the halls of my home in the middle of the night. I know how challenging and frustrating not feeling centered and not getting a good night sleep can be.
Thankfully, I am at a point in my life where I have found peace, excellent health, and have never been happier. I am sleeping well these days (with the exception of being woken up by a cat or a snoring partner).
It is my wish for you, dear Warm Milk Journal reader , to enjoy peace, good health, be happy, and enjoy sound restful sleep every night!
Take care,
Debra : )
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The Warm Milk Journal's Mission
Published April 21, 2010 | The mission of the Warm Milk Journal Is to be a nurturing, comforting place to visit when you are having a hard time sleeping.
The Warm Milk Journal strives to accomplish this mission specifically by offering:
- ideas that promote a good night’s sleep
- journal prompts to get you writing and your mind focused on something else besides your insomnia
- inspirational articles to encourage good health, peace of mind, and living fulfilling lives
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