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.

If you think you might like to hear me in the daytime and probably not fall asleep when you do,

please check out my 10-minute meditation podcast.

It's called First This.

I'm a longtime meditator and teacher,

and I focus on clear, simple instruction

that is practical and easy to understand.

It's free on any podcast app.

Just search First This.

Now, let's get ready to sleep.

I'll read you a story.

It's a place to rest your mind,

like an upturned leaf resting on the surface of a river.

Your mind will follow along with the moving current of my voice and our story, and before

you know it, it will ease you into deep sleep.

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

If you wake in the night, take yourself back into the story,

thinking back through any bit you can remember.

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