It seems that nothing I do or tell myself will get me to go to bed before 11:00 pm. So starting tomorrow I’m instituting a new practice of getting up early (as in 5:30 am) regardless of what time I go to bed!
The idea is that eventually I’ll be so pooped from getting up early day after day that I’ll naturally start going to bed earlier. Crossing my fingers that this works, because getting an earlier start to my day is important — on a lot of levels and for a lot of reasons.
Supportive prayers are very welcome.