Welcome to Bedtime Stories for grown-ups, in which nothing much happens, you feel good,

and then you fall asleep.

I'm Katherine Nicolai.

Today's Bedtime Story is short, and not so much a story, as just some reminders for when

you've had a crummy day.

So we're releasing it as a bonus episode.

As usual, I'll read our story twice, and I'll go a little slower the second time through.

Let your mind just rest on the sound of my voice, and the simple details of what I'm saying,

like an upturned leaf rests on the current of a river.

If you find yourself still awake, after the first or second reading, that's just fine.

In fact, sometimes that's how this little system works.

Don't worry.

Just retrace your way through the details that you can remember, and before you know it,

you'll be waking up tomorrow, feeling rested, and relaxed.

Now it's time to turn off the light, and sit down, put away anything that isn't a sleep

mask or a teddy bear.

Get as comfortable as you can.

Find your favorite sleeping position, and close your eyes.

Let's take a deep breath in through the nose, and a soft sigh out of the mouth.

Good.

Do that one more time.

In.

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