Blissful Sleep

I have been sleeping horribly. And every time I do dream, it is about him, but I have no clue what the dreams mean. I dont know if it is my Baby Girl keeping me awake or if I am keeping her awake, but she moves and moves and moves. Maybe it is normal pregnancy things keeping me awake, maybe it is the loss I feel not being next to him, and maybe it is just my anxiety levels overcoming me.

So perfectly, of course, Im on a new random website today and there is an article about how to encourage blissful sleep. Here are some things I am going to work on:

• Walk after dinner
• Actually eating dinner
• Warm bath with chamomile milk and lavender essential oils-when done, let the water run out while I am still sitting there, and allow my anxiety and negative feelings go down the drain with the water.
• If my mind is going, WRITE IT OUT. That way my mind is assured that I wont forget things-they are just waiting for tomorrow, and I can rest.
• Pray
• Have a talk with my daughter's spirit
• Practice meditation-perfect since I need to practice every day to prepare myself for natural childbirth
• Repeat affirmations from the morning
• CALM breathing exercise

Most of these seem common sense, and it is laziness that has prevented me from doing them previously. But sleep contributes a major part in my emotional, spiritual, and physical well-being, and thus the emotional, spiritual, and physical well-being of both of my children as well. It IS important enough that I do what it takes to get proper rest! I just had to remember it is. I am committed to doing what it takes to have blissful sleep every night.