Hey Jeffrey here and welcome back to Night Falls.

The Falls is especially calm tonight and Otto is already asleep beside the fire.

Breathing in that slow, even rhythm dogs seem to find so easily.

Sometimes when I sit out here this late, I find myself watching the water as it moves over the rocks and down into the pool below.

Up at the top of the falls, the water is lively, tumbling and rushing as it finds its way downward.

By the time it reaches the pool at the bottom, and rushing as it finds its way downward.

By the time it reaches the pool at the bottom,

everything is smoothed out again.

The surface calm and quiet beneath the night sky. If your thoughts feel a bit like that rushing water tonight, still moving quickly,

long after the day is finished, you're not alone. The mind often takes a little time to settle

before it finds that same quiet stillness.

So for the next few minutes, let's give those thoughts some space to soften with a short meditation. Bring your attention to your breath.

Take a slow breath in through your nose.

And a long, easy breath out through your mouth.

Again, breathe in calm and breathe out the movement of the day.

Let your breathing settle into a natural rhythm now.

Nothing forced, nothing controlled. Just the quiet rise and fall of your breath.

Feel your shoulders begin to soften, your jaw loosening slightly. The muscles around your

eyes relaxing as your body settles more comfortably into the bed. There is nothing you need to solve right now.

Nothing you need to figure out tonight.

Now imagine the pool of the falls.

The night sky stretched wide above it.

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