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

then you fall asleep.

I'm Catherine Nikolai. I write and read all the stories you hear on nothing much happens.

Audio engineering is by Bob Wittersheim.

My book, also called Nothing Much Happens, is available wherever books are sold.

Thank you for your support.

Now, I have a story to tell you,

and it is meant to simply be a soft landing spot for your mind.

A way to reroute your thoughts away from the day and toward a place that feels safe and calm and enjoyable.

Just a reminder, you deserve to feel good.

If your self-care plan doesn't include enjoyment and pleasure,

you're missing something fundamental.

I'll read the story twice, and I'll go a little slower on the second reading.

Just follow along with the sound of my voice, and before you know it, probably before I'm more than a couple minutes in,

you'll be deeply asleep.

If you wake in the middle of the night, think back through any of the details of the story that you can remember and you'll drop right back off.

Seriously, I have been using this technique my whole life.

And now I've heard from thousands of you who agree. It works. Our story tonight is called People Watching

and the coffee shop.

And it's a story about the view from a table in the back corner.

It's also about found family, a neatly shoveled sidewalk and simple ways to feel connected.

Now turn off your light. Put down anything you've been looking at.

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