A few years back a psychologist in Scotland purported to have calculated that January 23 is the worst day of the year (3rd Monday in January).

He based this conclusion on a couple of factors.

-Mondays in general are considered the most depressing day of the week.

-Winter weather has really settled in, the lack of sunlight which affects mood has been ongoing for quite awhile now.

-There is the post-holiday letdown and the holiday credit card bills have come due.

-In a great many situations the healthy New Years Resolutions have been abandoned and subsequent feeling of discouragement and disappointment ensue.

So yes, it would seem that there are some tangible reasons why the third week in January may not your favorite (or mine for that matter). However, the most important thing you can do is to TAKE ACTION. If you stopped exercising, start doing even just a few minutes a day. If you haven't been able to stop smoking-GET HELP (Hint: hypnosis really works well this)

You also want to surround yourself with positive influences. This can take the form of people who are motivated and upbeat. The right kind of media can help too, not the kind that makes you feel helpless. Like the kind that tells you "the third Monday in January is the worst of the year and there is nothing you can do about it, that's just the way it is."

One "media outlet" you won't get that from is my monthly Creative Calm E-Newsletter. Instead, each issue explores various self-improvement topics that can help you lead a happier and healthier life.  And as a sign-up bonus, you receive a FREE pass to the Member's Area on this site. There you can download the reports a Beginner's Guide to Yoga, Eliminate Stress and Anxiety and Hypnosis Counseling: The Straight Facts (a $15 value) So swim against the tide of negativity and sign up today. The sign up box is on the right side of this page.

Interpreting dreams has evolved over the years to what some consider an art form. We spend one-third of our lives sleeping.

• Everybody dreams. EVERYBODY! Simply because you did not remember your dream does not mean that you did not dream.  
• Dreams are indespensable. A lack of dream activitiy can mean protein deficiency or a personality disorder.
• Men tend to dream more about other men, while women dream equally about men and women.
• People who are giving up smoking have longer and more intense dreams.
• Toddlers do not dream about themselves. They do not appear in their own dreams until the age of 3 or 4.
• If you are snoring, then you cannot be dreaming.
• Blind people do dream. Whether visual images will appear in their dream depends on whether they were blind at birth or became blind later in life. But vision is not the only sense that constitutes a dream. Sounds, tactility and smell become hypersensitive for the blind and their dreams are based on these senses.

If you would like to learn more about the fascinating world of dreams, visit How to Interpret Your Dreams, from which this article was excerpted.