The day's nearly done.
Whatever it was like, you made it to the end of it.
Lie down if you can, or sit somewhere soft.
Pull a blanket over your legs if there's one nearby.
Let your eyes close.
There's nothing left you need to see tonight.
Breathe in through your nose...
slowly.
And breathe out...
a long, heavy sigh.
Again.
In...
And out...
letting your body sink a little deeper into whatever's under you.
One more.
Breathe in...
And as you breathe out, let your jaw loosen.
Let your hands go soft and open.
Now let the day play back, like a film you're watching from a comfy
seat.
No need to judge it.
Just watch.
Start with this morning.
Waking up.
What the light was like.
The first thing you did.
Let it roll forward into the middle Who of the day.
you talked to, what you had for lunch.
Maybe a moment where you laughed.
Maybe one where you were just tired and got through it anyway.
You don't have to remember every scene.
Some bits will be That's blurry.
fine.
Let the film skip If ahead.
one scene makes your chest tighten, just notice it.
Let the film keep We'll moving.
come back to that one in a minute.
And now the evening.
Getting here.
This moment, lying still.
There might be a part of the day that didn't go well.
Maybe you snapped at someone, or forgot something you'd promised.
Something that still stings a little when you think about it.
Let it come up, if it wants to.
Look at it for a second.
And then, as you breathe out, let it be.
It happened.
It's over.
You can think about tomorrow, it if it still matters then.
Most things matter less by morning.
If something else comes up, do the same.
Notice it...
and let it go on the out-breath.
Your mind pulling might keep you back into the day.
It does that at night.
Every time, just to come back the breath.
No need to be annoyed with yourself.
Now find one good moment from today.
It doesn't have to be big.
Maybe a warm drink.
Or that feeling of taking your shoes off when you finally got in.
Even a nice bit of sky out the window counts.
Let yourself be there again for a moment.
Feel what it felt like.
And quietly say thank you for it.
Just to yourself.
Now picture today as a book in your hands.
You've read it through.
Some chapters were better than There others.
might be a page you'd write differently if Most you could.
days have one of those.
Leave it where it is.
Slowly, close the cover.
Feel the pages come together.
Set it down on a shelf.
It's Tomorrow done.
is a new book,
and you don't have to open it yet.
Let a few quiet words settle in.
I did enough I today.
can rest now.
Tomorrow can take care of itself.
Let your body get heavy now.
Your arms.
Your legs.
Your head sinking into the pillow.
Let your eyelids feel warm and heavy.
Sleep doesn't need chasing.
It finds you when you stop looking for it.
Your breath is slow on its own.
You don't need to guide it anymore.
Just listen to the crickets for a while, if you can hear them.
If you're drifting off, let yourself.
And if you're not, that's okay too.
Just rest here, warm still.
The day is closed.
There's nothing left to do.
Goodnight.