Do you wake up each morning feeling like you’ve been snowed in, or that a steam roller has just whooshed over every ounce of happiness you’ve ever believed yourself capable of enjoying? Don’t lose heart: there’s a way to find all that happiness and sustain it. Here are a bunch of simple things that you can keep at, in your everyday life, each night before you sleep, to make sure that you wake up happier!
• Switch off all the electronic appliances around you. If you must keep your phone on through the night, keep it a good distance away from you – but the ideal is to switch it off altogether. Avoid filling your room with too many artificial rays and radiations that only harm your mind more than anything else.
• Stock up on vitamins. Your mood takes a beating when your body is deprived of the essential vitamins and minerals that it needs. Vitamin supplements are a good way to keep that level up.
• Indulge in some yoga, pranayama and meditation before you sleep each night. It will help you calm your mind and forget your difficulties and issues for a good amount of time so your mind can find the peaceful spot that will help you sleep easily. Consciously eliminate bad thoughts that creep into your mind before you sleep. This makes sure that only positive things come up when you wake up.
• Stroll a little before you sleep, preferably outdoors. It helps you unwind before you close down for the day, and lets you spend some time with nature, allowing your food to digest better, as well, so you sleep tight and wake up with a sorted mind the next morning.
• Listen to relaxing music before you sleep. Soft, lilting tunes are the perfect way to lull a troubled mind to sleep, so that you sleep with calmness in your mind. Avoid ear phones, play the music to fill your space up. Wake up to a pleasant morning with pleasant thoughts!
• Avoid drinking before bedtime, for it often affects your mind and body and tends to put certain kinds of thoughts in mind. Your safest route out is to indulge in something healthy to drink, and then to sleep tight without an issue whatsoever, and wake up with positivity.
• Smoking before you sleep is also a troublesome thing for your mind, especially because you wind up with insomnia. Smoking may be purportedly relaxing to some people who claim that their minds need it – but the fact of the matter is that there is absolutely no point in smoking if you are looking for peace of mind. Instead, you ruin your lungs.
• Write out a journal entry before you sleep each night, so that you unload all that is on your mind before you sleep. This helps you clear your thoughts and de-clutter your mind so that you sleep free of worry, and wake up with a clear mind.
References:
http://www.indiatimes.com/health/tips-tricks/10-things-to-include-in-your-bedtime-schedule-to-wake-up-happier-234544.html

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