I have had issues sleeping throughout my life. I now start my bedtime routine with reading a few pages, then I go through my gratitude list which I often don't make through before either falling asleep or getting distracted. Then I'll get back to it and continue where I left off, I'm up to almost 100 things to be grateful for!!! If I'm still awake I'll either do my mantra or start singing Bridge over troubled waters in my brain. I know, random!! A big help is doing stretches about 1 1/2 before bed. It's amazing how those stretches bring circulation and calmness to achy muscles which leads to much easier sleep. But it sure takes discipline to do it!
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