David and the Phoenix (Chapter 1 & 2)
Drift Off - Bedtime Stories for Adults
Joanne D'Amico
4.6 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 25 July 2023
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Tonight I will be reading chapter 1 and 2 from the childhood storybook called David and the Phoenix by Edward Ormondroyd. This beautiful story is about a young boy’s adventures with a phoenix where he learns valuable lessons about life. I hope you enjoy this bedtime story and I wish you sweet dreamzzz...
A big shout out THANK YOU to Vicki who is one of my Premium Drift Off members. She requested this beautiful story which was once her favorite childhood storybook! Thank you Vicky!! I can't tell you how much I appreciate your support!!
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Intro 'Tranquility Lane' by Dawn Dawn Dawn
Chapter 1 'Colors of the Moon' by Mandala Dream
Chapter 2 'Letting Go of the Day' by Hannah Lindgren
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Drift Off, bedtime stories to help you unwind, relax, and drift off. |
| 0:23.7 | Thank you for joining me, I'm your host Joanne, and it's a pleasure helping you get |
| 0:29.0 | restful sleep. You may have noticed that I don't have ads on the podcast, that's because |
| 0:37.9 | I want this space to be restful, and instead of reading ads, I'd much rather read you |
| 0:44.3 | or relaxing bedtime story. That's why I created this podcast, to offer you a calming, listening |
| 0:52.5 | experience where nothing else is needed of you. Only a quiet space where your imagination |
| 0:59.9 | can be free to drift off far, far away from your daily obligations and to help you ease |
| 1:07.3 | into a restful night's sleep. So if you're enjoying the show and want to support the podcast |
| 1:14.7 | so we can continue making more sleepy bedtime stories, check out our Premium Membership, |
| 1:21.9 | where you can enjoy intro-free episodes, you'll have access to 2 bonus episodes per month, |
| 1:28.2 | a monthly guided relaxation to help you get sleepy. And as of most recently, you'll have |
| 1:34.4 | access to the entire audiobook little house in the big woods, over 3.5 hours of continuous |
| 1:41.5 | storytelling to help you drift off. You can sign up today at driftoff.supercast.com |
| 1:49.8 | or see the link in the show notes. That's driftoff.supercast.com |
| 1:59.3 | Tonight's reading is a couple of chapters from the story book David and the Phoenix by |
| 2:04.7 | Edward Ormond droid. This was actually a request from one of my amazing listeners. Thank |
| 2:12.7 | you Vicki for suggesting this magical story that was written in the 1950s and I hope |
| 2:19.2 | you enjoy it. So close your eyes now and begin to relax, connecting with the flow of your |
| 2:31.5 | breath. And as you rest here, give yourself permission to release any thoughts, any feelings |
| 2:47.6 | that may be lingering from the day, any stories that you may be continuing to relive, or |
| 2:59.1 | perhaps lingering thoughts or worries or concerns about something that may be happening |
| 3:06.0 | in the future that really doesn't need your attention right now. And allowing yourself |
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