614: Wishful Waiting: a mindful children’s story

Britney Love learns how to be patient with her dad at the Ahway Island Animal Shelter. Narrator: Male Story Begins: 4:52 Wishful Waiting Excerpt: It was a sunny day on Ahway Island. The wind was cool and strong, gently carrying blue birds and green leaves around Britney Love's neighborhood. Britney was sitting at the kitchen table, eating her favorite breakfast food: Waffles! Britney loved helping her dad make waffles in the morning. It always meant that the day was going to be extra special.   Today, Britney and her dad were going to the Ahway Island Animal Shelter. In their previous town, Britney’s dad had liked to volunteer at the local shelter and bring Britney along, which meant she got to look at or even carefully play with all the animals. Britney loved animals. She was always so happy to see all the gentle creatures who lived in the shelter. Today, she was even more excited than usual, because it was her first time visiting the Animal Shelter on Ahway Island. Today’s Meditation: Imagine you are a twinkling star, receiving and sending energy through the universe in today's meditation. Looking for a podcast to help settle your child in for nap time, bedtime or a break?  You'll find it on Ahway Island®. Be Calm on Ahway Island® Podcast offers original bedtime stories, like "Nap Time" paired with meditations for kids. We help them drift off to sleep with a guided relaxation and a calming story. Gently nestled within each podcast episode are mindfulness techniques and positive learning moments.  To learn more about our mission at Ahway Island and our team, please visit our website. Creating the original bedtime stories and art for Be Calm on Ahway Island takes a lot of time and care. As a listener-supported podcast, we truly appreciate our members on Patreon. If you're not already a member, please consider joining! Writing, recording, editing, and publishing episodes and managing digital platforms is an enormous endeavor. Our Patreon program will help continue to grow Ahway Island and we hope you will support us! You can choose from 3 different Membership Levels, all of which include access to our Archives and an extra episode each week! Are you and your children enjoying our stories and self-soothing meditations? We hope your child loved "Wishful Waiting" We ask for your positive reviews to help others find us, too! Please leave a 5-star review on your favorite podcast app (such as Apple Podcasts). And, please follow, like, and/or share our social media profiles (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram ) to help us bring our original stories with positive messages to even more listeners! In the press: Read about how and why we created Ahway Island in this feature from Global Comment! Zzz! The Boston Globe recommends "Be Calm on Ahway Island" as as one of "Eight Podcasts That Could Help You Get Some Sleep." SheKnows recommends us as as a podcast you and your kids will love! Digital Trends warns listeners that "