SLEEP: Let Go of Control and Fall Asleep
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It's time to loosen your grip, to let go of control of that which is making your mind spin so you can surrender to the deep sleep that is here. Into your body and out of your head, away from the racing thoughts and storm clouds of worry.

and into the slow undulating waves of your breath in and warm expanding and releasing breathe it's all going to be okay here in this moment you have no control over that which you desperately want a specific outcome another person's actions

Mother Nature, there is no amount of worrying or thinking that will change this moment. So surrender your desires to the stillness of the night and trust in her and the wisdom of the universe. Inhale to touch the stillness. Exhale to release control. Inhale.

Exhale, unwind the tension in your body, setting free all the tight so you can sink even further into your bed. Stress lives in the dark. Love is in the light. So invite every cell in your body to shift from control to faith, from worry to hope,

from dark to light. Be here in the light, bathing in the soft yellow blankets of hope. Let them soothe you as you dream of possibilities and whisper your prayers to the universe and then let go. You have no more control right now.

Feel your body melt further into your bed and your mind hum with spaciousness. No more thinking, no more doing. Just be one with love, one with trust. Sweet dreams, beautiful.