Welcome to bedtime stories for grown-ups, in which nothing much happens, you feel good,

and then you fall asleep.

I'm Catherine Nicolai, my right to read all the stories you hear on nothing much happens,

with audio engineering by Bob Witterschheim.

The second episode of our new meditation podcast, First This, is available now.

It's a really nice way to start your day in a good frame of mind, or just to reset and

focus at any time.

Search First This on your podcast app, or check the show notes for links.

You can subscribe to our premium and premium plus feeds to hear our episodes completely

add free and access bonus stories that aren't available anywhere else.

I just added the sweetest story to premium plus last week.

It's called Sticks and Stones, and it feels like a sequel to both Wind and Wildflowers and

Bells and Whistles.

Membership is a little over a dime a day, and you can sign up at nothingmuchappens.com.

Now, let me say something about how to use this podcast.

I have a story to tell you, and the story is simple, without much action, but full of

relaxing detail.

Our minds race, you know this.

And the story is a way to move your mind off the expressway and onto an exit ramp toward

a serene resting spot.

I'll tell the story twice, and I'll go a little slower the second time through.

If you find that you are still awake at the end of the second telling, don't worry.

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