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CALM Story for Sleep _ Year of the Dragon _ Sleepy Storytelling and Music · Abide Meditation App

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  Speaker 1: Welcome to Get Sleepy. When we listen, we relax, and
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  Speaker 1: we get sleepy. My name's Thomas, and it's my pleasure
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  Speaker 1: to be your host. I'd like to thank everyone that's
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  Speaker 1: responded to our listener survey that I mentioned last week.
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  Speaker 1: Your feedback is both deeply heartwarming and incredibly helpful. as
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  Speaker 1: it means we can gauge how to shape our content
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  Speaker 1: going forward to make the show even better for all
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  Speaker 1: of you. If you'd still like to complete the survey,
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  Speaker 1: which only takes a few minutes, I've left the link
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  Speaker 1: in the show notes for this episode too. Thanks again Sleepyheads,
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  Speaker 1: we are so blessed to have all of you here
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  Speaker 1: with us. Tonight's story was written by Shady Grove, and
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  Speaker 1: I'll be reading it to you. And it's a special
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  Speaker 1: story in honor of Lunar New Year. Across Asia and
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  Speaker 1: around the world, people are once again coming together to
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  Speaker 1: celebrate the start of a new year. And these years
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  Speaker 1: are associated with animals. While they differ slightly from country
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  Speaker 1: to country, many people are welcoming the year of the
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  Speaker 1: dragon in 2024. There are many characteristics associated with dragons,
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  Speaker 1: including a sense of justice, intelligence, grace, and good leadership qualities.
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  Speaker 1: In this story, we'll follow one of these dragons on
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  Speaker 1: its journey across the three realms. But first, take some
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  Speaker 1: time to relax and get comfortable.
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  Speaker 2: Close your eyes.
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  Speaker 1: And allow all the muscles in your body to settle.
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  Speaker 1: Make sure your face is relaxed and unclench your jaw
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  Speaker 1: if you realize you're holding stress and tightness there. Allow
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  Speaker 1: your shoulders to softly drop down onto the bed, letting
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  Speaker 1: go of any lingering tension that might be built up
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  Speaker 1: from the day. and sense how your neck is supported
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  Speaker 1: by the pillow, releasing the strain of the muscles there.
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  Speaker 1: Feel your chest and upper back relaxing, your waist and hips,
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  Speaker 1: and feel your legs and arms grow heavy, as you
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  Speaker 1: sink deeper into the comfort of your bed. You can
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  Speaker 1: gently move your fingers and toes if you wish, before
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  Speaker 1: letting them come to rest wherever is most comfortable. Here,
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  Speaker 1: in your cozy bedroom, Or wherever you're settling in right now.
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  Speaker 1: Your mind can relax just like your body. And let
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  Speaker 1: go of the thoughts and worries of the day. There's
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  Speaker 1: nothing to pay attention to here. This is a private
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  Speaker 1: place for you to quietly rest. So embrace that opportunity
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  Speaker 1: and let go of any resistance, anything telling you to
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  Speaker 1: remember this, that or the other. Now is the time
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  Speaker 1: when you have absolutely no obligation to any of it.
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  Speaker 1: And as you rest here, listening to the sound of
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  Speaker 1: my voice, you can drift off whenever you're ready. This
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  Speaker 1: isn't something you'll be able to actively choose, but it's
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  Speaker 1: something you can give room for and just allow to
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  Speaker 1: happen without resistance. So, Enjoy our story for as long
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  Speaker 1: as you'd like. We're about to travel to a beautiful
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  Speaker 1: cloud hovering near the top of a majestic mountain. This
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  Speaker 1: is where our story begins. The cloud the dragon lives
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  Speaker 1: in is hazy white. It melts around the sharp-peaked mountain,
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  Speaker 1: gauzy tendrils reaching gently into every crack and crevice. A
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  Speaker 1: delicate purple glow reflects on the underside of the cloud.
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  Speaker 1: That soft comforting lavender that heralds the coming of morning
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  Speaker 1: at these great heights. People in the village below rise early,
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  Speaker 1: but with determination. They know the year of the dragon
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  Speaker 1: is upon them, and a lucky year it will surely be.
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  Speaker 1: As they open their eyes and gaze outside, some of
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  Speaker 1: them might notice the cloud forming and reforming around the
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  Speaker 1: highest rocks above them. None of them see the dragon,
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  Speaker 1: though many feel the presence of its kind on this
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  Speaker 1: day of days. For the dragon in the cloud above,
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  Speaker 1: the morning begins like any other. What year it is
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  Speaker 1: means little to a dragon. They see all just the same.
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  Speaker 1: Its long, strong body uncoils, shimmering lightly in the early
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  Speaker 1: morning glow. It feels the way its body moves, every tendon,
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  Speaker 1: every muscle, working in perfect harmony. It stretches its feet,
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  Speaker 1: claws clicking together, as it clenches and unclenches its toes.
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  Speaker 1: It feels the power in its body, the power in
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  Speaker 1: its grip. With confidence it moves when it must, and
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  Speaker 1: grows still when it chooses. The dragon raises its head
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  Speaker 1: above the top of the cloud. Feathers of mist gather
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  Speaker 1: around it, delicately swirling and churning as it repositions itself.
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  Speaker 1: It shakes its head, feeling the cool droplets of water
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  Speaker 1: falling from its body like rain. And then, with a
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  Speaker 1: single elegant motion, it takes flight. Up and up the
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  Speaker 1: dragon soars, its lithe body moving with ribbon-like grace. As
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  Speaker 1: it whips its tail, it flies this way and that.
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  Speaker 1: Around this side. of white puffy clouds that tower high
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  Speaker 1: into the sky and beneath their delicately glowing undersides. The
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  Speaker 1: morning light is brighter now. and brilliant golden lines decorate
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  Speaker 1: the edges of the clouds. Almost too bright to look at,
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  Speaker 1: like the dragon itself, which shines gold as it skims
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  Speaker 1: across the glittering vapour. Violet, rose, blush pink, the colours
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  Speaker 1: of dawn Paint the sky above the lush green valleys
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  Speaker 1: and ancient winding rivers. Wind whips around the body of
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  Speaker 1: the dragon. To someone far below, it might sound like
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  Speaker 1: the quiet tinkling of chimes or the hollow notes of
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  Speaker 1: a distant flute. One woman standing in a rice paddy
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  Speaker 1: turns her head. Perhaps she heard something. But soon she
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  Speaker 1: returns to her work. The sound a fading memory on
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  Speaker 1: the breeze. The woman works and the rice grows. Soon
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  Speaker 1: It is harvested by the community and used to feed
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  Speaker 1: the families who live here. They make simple meals and
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  Speaker 1: elaborate ones, piling rice in bowls and moulding it into
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  Speaker 1: beautiful shapes. When the harvest is good, the community is content.
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  Speaker 1: Days come and go, and the dragon soars through the air,
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  Speaker 1: the landscape growing bright as the midday sun arcs across
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  Speaker 1: the sky. The dragon is heading east. There are more
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  Speaker 1: of its kind gathering there. A natural-born leader is rising
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  Speaker 1: to power. He is born in a small town. They
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  Speaker 1: see him take his first steps, toddling around his home
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  Speaker 1: under his parents' watchful eyes. He grows older and is
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  Speaker 1: educated His peers look to him for guidance when they
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  Speaker 1: need help. As a schoolboy, he shows promise. The years pass,
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  Speaker 1: and he matures into a good-natured young man. He works
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  Speaker 1: for the benefit of his town and its people. and
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  Speaker 1: takes the lead in bettering the community for all. He
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  Speaker 1: is confident, yet kind. Years come and years go, and
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  Speaker 1: the dragons mass in the clouds above. The dragon who
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  Speaker 1: is heading east joins them It rests on a long
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  Speaker 1: thin cloud hovering above the town which has grown since
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  Speaker 1: the boy was born. The day he comes to power
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  Speaker 1: is the first day of a new year. Celebrations were
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  Speaker 1: held the night before. It is an auspicious year for
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  Speaker 1: the man It is the start of the year of
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  Speaker 1: the dragon. The dragons have come to lend their support,
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  Speaker 1: but what year it is means little to them. They
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  Speaker 1: see all just the same. The man spends decades leading
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  Speaker 1: his people, But the dragon moves on after some time
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  Speaker 1: has passed. There are other realms to visit. Uncoiling its
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  Speaker 1: body once again, it leaves the long, thin cloud behind
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  Speaker 1: and flies into the sunset sky. The horizons burns a
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  Speaker 1: fiery orange as the large round sun sinks lower and lower.
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  Speaker 1: Once the sun is gone, it leaves behind a faint glow,
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  Speaker 1: which feathers into umber, pink, and light blue. Higher in
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  Speaker 1: the sky, The blue deepens and darkens. Night is on
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  Speaker 1: its way. The dragon whips its tail back and forth,
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  Speaker 1: shimmying through the clear twilight sky. Up and up it flies,
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  Speaker 1: higher into the celestial realm. until all that surrounds it
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  Speaker 1: are countless glittering stars. The dragon skims through the inky
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  Speaker 1: black expanse, pinpricks of light flickering all around it. If
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  Speaker 1: someone could see what the dragon sees, they might be overcome,
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  Speaker 1: with how beautifully vast the heavens are. Stretching endlessly in
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  Speaker 1: all directions, celestial bodies glowing and pulsing in a multitude
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  Speaker 1: of shades, a kaleidoscope of impossibly glorious objects. The stars
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  Speaker 1: illuminate the night like mirrors, reflecting a single source of
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  Speaker 1: light in an otherwise darkened room. Flick, flick, the dragon
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  Speaker 1: moves its tail and flies effortlessly through the diamond sky.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you. God bless you. Thank you.
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