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Evening Pages: A Productive Way to End Your Day
How you end today determines how you start tomorrow
Rituals play an essential role in our daily lives.
They create consistency and order, which is crucial for keeping us on track with our routines and expectations.
Making small changes to your evening routine can create a more positive experience each night by helping you feel more relaxed and ready to face the day ahead.
It’s easy to get stuck in a rut when it comes to your evening routine. You may putter around the house for an hour, take a shower and curl up on the couch with a drink.
While these are all good things, there are better ways to spend your time. Creating an effective evening routine can help you get the most out of your time and get ready for bed faster.
A good evening routine can be a great way to start your next day off right. It gives you the chance to wind down and relax before bed, which can make a big difference when trying to fall asleep.
With good habits in place, your evenings will go much more smoothly. Whether you want to reduce stress or just get things done, creating a better evening routine can bring amazing results over time.
Before you start any evening ritual, take a few minutes to relax. You can try breathing exercises, listen to relaxing music or even do a steam bath to help calm your mind. Make some time to wind down before bed.
Evening pages set you up for success tomorrow
It’s a simple and easy practice to calm your mind and prepare you for the next day. All you need is a personal notebook and a pen to write down separate lists of things that prepare you for tomorrow.
“Evenings and mornings represent “the gates” to your inner universe. Taking care of how you enter and exit these “gates” is your primary responsibility; do not give away this power. Once you master it, life will never be the same again,” writes Stan Jacobs in The Dusk And Dawn Master.
Here are some questions to think about before you start your evening reflection. What went well today? What can you improve?
