Affirmation Island Sleep Story

Tonight, we’ll arrive on a peaceful tropical island as evening settles over the sea, where warm lights glow, soft sand rests beneath your feet, and every need is gently taken care of: We will be welcomed beneath a quiet canopy by the shore, listen to the waves moving in and out, and hear the kind words of an old counsellor who knows exactly what the heart needs to hear…

Transcript

Hello, My friend. Welcome to your sleep story. My name is Stephen Dalton. I'm an Irish storyteller, And it's my great privilege to be the voice that you listen to as you go to sleep tonight. As you may know, I often have affirmations at the end of my stories. These are essentially words spoken by me to help you realize just how special and unique you are. And how little there is to do at the end of the day. And tonight I have made an entire story centered around affirmations. You will arrive on a beautiful island as the night is starting. And you will be welcomed and every need you have will be met. Then a wise old counselor will meet you, And he will know immediately what you need to hear. But first, Let's do the relaxation session, Which will take a few minutes, Before tonight's sleep story. To count down from ten to one, And as I do, Allow yourself to let go more and more. Feel the support of the bed beneath you. Or is it fluid? Whatever you lie upon tonight. And beneath what you lie upon. Feel a deeper support. The support of the earth. Our home. Our constant support. As you become aware of that support. See if you can. Sink into this moment a little more now. Just let go. A little more now. Nein. You are safe. Allow my voice. To be an anchor of safety tonight. To be a friend. To be a gentle guide. A guide that only ever brings you to safe places, To warm and cozy places. Places that enable and support your sleep. Trust. At my voice. Is a friend tonight. Feel into your body now. Notice where you might still be holding tonight. Notice where you may have pain. Or tingling. Attention. Notice anything. Maybe you feel something in your feet. Or in your lower legs? Resize. Or your belly. Your chest. Shoulders. Your neck. You're back. Arms. Hands. Or maybe you're like me. You hold tension in your face. Just see if you can soften a little now. This is a time bomb. For kindness to yourself. And to your body. Seven. The day is. . . Whatever has been. Has been. Whatever will be. Will be. But right now. All you have. Is this moment. Your thoughts can't change what has gone before. Your thoughts can't change. What will come tomorrow. Your brain. Needs rest now. So, As thoughts come and go now. Don't fight them. Don't chase them away. See them for what they are. Search. Then just. . . Watch them go. Like leaves. Floating away. On a moonlit river. Or clouds passing through a starlit sky. Six. This is your moment. This. Is your time. You have earned this moment of kindness to yourself. You deserve. To have peace in your life. We all do. So, As you become aware of that fact, As you come to the understanding. That we all deserve peace. See if you can settle into this moment. A little more now. Letting your body know. That it's really time for rest. Five. Peace. Lives within you. It is a constant friend. Waiting to be found. Waiting to be felt. Where does it live within you? Maybe it's in your heart. Maybe it's in your head. It's up to you to find it. But I promise you it's there. Perhaps allow a little gratitude now. Gratitude. For the simple things. For your body. The shelter you have tonight. For the ones you love. And who love you. For the beauty and wonder of this world. Of this planet. That you can find. When you look for it. 3. Begin to engage with your imagination now. Begin to see a beautiful tropical island, White sand, Turquoise waters, The first stars appearing in the sky above you. You are welcome here and safe. Checking in with your body one more time now. Finding the places you are holding still. And allowing yourself to give in. To allow the tension to ease away. Your body has worked hard for you today. It's time. To give it rest. And one. Completely letting go now. As I tell you. Tonight's sleep story. The boat slows as the island comes into view. And the water beneath you. Turns from deep blue. To the soft, Pale green of the shallows. The sun is low and golden over the sea. Warm on your face. And the air is soft and sweet. And smells of salt. And night flowers. Somewhere on the shore. A single lantern has already been lit. You step from the boat. Onto the warm, White sand. It gives gently under your feet. The day is folding itself away. Love is a washer. And the sky has turned to rose and gold. And the first faint stars are showing. People are waiting for you. And they are glad you have come. One takes your bag. One brings you something cool to drink. They lead you up the beach. To a white lobe. Made ready beneath an open canopy. Of pale gloss. That lifts and settles. In the warm breeze. The sheets are cool and clean. Soft lamps glow low around it. Beyond it. The sea moves quietly against the shore. And out. And uh. . . The oldest and gentlest sound there is. Everything here. Has been arranged for your comfort. There is nothing for you to carry. And nothing for you to do. Anything you might need. Someone is already bringing. Of only to lie down. When you are ready. And rest. As you settle onto the bed. An old, Kind eye. Comes walking slowly up the beach toward you. His feet are bare. And his face is kind and deeply lined. The face of someone who has spent a long life smiling. This is the island's councillor. The Master. Of affirmations. And people come from across the sea. Simply to hear him speak. He sits down near you. Easy and unhurried. And he does not ask you anything. He does not need you to explain yourself. Aye. Tell him your troubles. Bye. Account for your day. He only looks at you for a quiet moment. With great warmth. And takes you in. The way an old friend does. He sees you clearly. He seems to understand. Everything he needs to understand. He nods. Slowly. As if you have confirmed something he already knew. And he begins to speak. His voice. Love. War. And unhurried. And it moves with the sound of the sea. And each thing he says. Settles over you. Like the warm. Soft air. You are welcome here. You are safe here. You are exactly where you are meant to be. You are allowed to rest now. You are allowed to let the whole day go. You are hell. And you are cared for. You are worthy of this rest. You are worthy of this peace. You are enough. Just as you are. You are enough, And you always have been. You have nothing to prove tonight. You have nothing to carry tonight. You have done enough today. You have done your best. And your best is enough. You are good. All the way to your core. You are kind. And the world is softer for having you in it. You were gentle. And your gentleness is a strength. You are warm, And people feel that warmth when they are near you. You are patient. Even when it is hard to be. You are brave in quiet ways that no one ever sees. You are strong. And you have carried more than anyone knows. You are wise. And you can trust what you know. You are so beautiful. And your care for others is real. You are generous with your heart. You are honest, And there is peace in that. You are creative, And the world needs what only you can make. You are capable of beautiful things. You are doing far better than you give yourself credit for. You are growing quietly all the time. You are becoming more yourself with every day. You are worthy of love. Exactly as you are. With nothing changed. You are easy to love, Though you may forget it. You are someone's reason to smile. You are a good and steady presence in the lives around you. You are enough on your own. Complete in yourself. Are allowed to be proud of who you have become. You are calm. Like the still water of this island. You are warm. Like the golden light. Over this sea. You are soft, Like the night air that holds you now. You are steady, Like the sand beneath you. You are deep and quiet, Like the ocean in the dark. You are open and free. Like the wide night sky above you. You are part of this peaceful place. And it is part of you. You are as gentle as the breeze that lifts the canopy. You are as patient as the tide that comes and goes. You are as bright as the first stars showing overhead. You are as unhurried. As the slow turning of this night. You are at home here. Because this place already lives inside you. You are carrying this calm with you. And you always will. You are the warmth, And the warmth is you. You are the stillness. And the stillness is you. You're everything good that this island is. You are exactly who you were meant to be. And that is wonderful. You are loved. And you are enough. And you are home. The old counsellor pauses. And lets the words rest in the warm air around you. There is no need to hold on to any of them. They will come around again. Like the waves on the shore. And uh. . . And out. And you may simply lie here. And let them wash over you. The lumps glow low and golden. The sea breathes quietly against the sun. And the counselor takes a slow breath. And begins again. You are welcome here. You are safe here. You are exactly where you are meant to be. You are allowed to rest now. You are allowed to let the whole day go. You are hell. And you are cared for. You are worthy of this rest. You are worthy of this peace. You are enough. Just as you are. You are enough, And you always have been. You have nothing to prove tonight. You have nothing to carry tonight. You have done enough today. You have done your best. And your best is enough. You are good. All the way to your core. You are kind. And the world is softer for having you in it. You are gentle. And your gentleness is a strength. You are warm, And people feel that warmth when they are near you. You are patient. Even when it is hard to be. You are brave. In quiet ways that no one ever sees. You are strong. You have carried more than anyone knows. You are wise. And you can trust what you know. You're thoughtful, And your care for others is real. You are generous with your heart. You are honest. And there is peace in that. You are creative, And the world needs what only you can make. You are capable of beautiful things. You are doing far better than you give yourself credit for. You are growing quietly all the time. You are becoming more yourself with every day. You are worthy of love. Exactly as you are. With nothing changed. You are easy to love, Though you may forget it. You are someone's reason to smile. You are a good and steady presence in the lives around you. You are enough on your own. Complete in yourself. Are allowed to be proud of who you have become. You are calm. Like the still water of this island. You are warm. Like the golden light over this sea. Are soft like the night air that holds you now. You are steady, Like the sand beneath you. You are deep and quiet, Like the ocean in the dark. You are open and free. Like the white night sky above you. You are part of this peaceful place. And it is part of you. You are as gentle as the breeze that lifts the canopy. You are as patient as the tide that comes and goes. You are as bright. As the first stars showing overhead. You are as unhurried. As the slow turning of this night. You are at home here, Because this place already lives inside you. You are carrying this calm with you. And you always will. You are the warmth, And the warmth is you. You are the stillness. And the stillness is you. You're everything good that this island is. You are exactly who you were meant to be. And that is wonderful. You are loved. And you are enough. And you are home. You have sunk a little deeper now. Down into the cool sheets. Down into the warmth of the bed. Beneath the open canopy. The cloth lifts and settles overhead. In the soft night air. And the scent of the night flowers drifts in off the island. Sweet and fatal. There is nothing to remember. And nothing to keep. The old man's voice is part of the island now. Part of the sea. And the warm breeze. And it folds over you again. Slow. And low and kind. And the affirmations begin once more. You are welcome here. You are safe here. You are exactly where you are meant to be. You are allowed to rest now. You are allowed to let the whole day go. You are hell. And you are cared for. You are worthy of this rest. You are worthy of this peace. You are enough. Just as you are. You are enough, And you always have been. You have nothing to prove tonight. You have nothing to carry tonight. You have done enough today. You have done your best. And your best is enough. You are good. All the way to your core. You are kind. And the world is softer for having you in it. You are gentle. And your gentleness is a strength. You are warm, And people feel that warmth when they are near you. You are patient. Even when it is hard to be. You are brave in quiet ways that no one ever sees. You are strong. You have carried more than anyone knows. You are wise. And you can trust what you know. You are thoughtful. And your care for others is real. You are generous with your heart. You are honest. And there is peace in that. You are creative, And the world needs what only you can make. You are capable of beautiful things. You are doing far better than you give yourself credit for. You are growing quietly all the time. You are becoming more yourself with every day. You are worthy of love. Exactly as you are. With nothing changed. You are easy to love, Though you may forget it. You are someone's reason to smile. You are a good and steady presence in the lives around you. You are enough on your own. Complete in yourself. You are allowed to be proud of who you have become. You are calm. Like the still water of this island. You are warm. Like the golden light over this sea. You are soft, Like the night air that holds you now. You are steady, Like the sand beneath you. You are deep and quiet, Like the ocean in the dark. You are open and free. Like the white night sky above you. You are part of this peaceful place. It is part of you. You are as gentle as the breeze that lifts the canopy. You are as patient as the tide that comes and goes. You are as bright. As the first stars showing overhead. You are as unhurried. As the slow turning of this night. You are at home here. Because this place already lives inside you. You are carrying this calm with you. And you always will. You are the warmth, And the warmth is you. You are the stillness. And the stillness is you. You're everything good that this island is. You are exactly who you were meant to be. And that is wonderful. You are loved. And you are enough. And you are home. You are so warm now. And so heavy. And so wonderfully at ease The words are beginning to blur softly together. The way they do at the edge of sleep. And that is exactly right. And you may let them. You need not listen to them anymore. You need only let them move through you. Gentle as the tide. While the lumps burn low. And the stars turn slowly overhead. And the counselor's voice comes again. Quieter than before. Further away than before. And the gentle words go on. You are welcome here. You are safe here. You are exactly where you are meant to be. You are allowed to rest now. You are allowed to let the whole day go. You are hell. And you are cared for. You are worthy of this rest. You are worthy of this peace. You are enough. Just as you are. You are enough, And you always have been. You have nothing to prove tonight. You have nothing to carry tonight. You have done enough today. You have done your best. And your best is enough. You are good. All the way to your core. You are kind. And the world is softer for having you in it. You are gentle. And your gentleness is a strength. You are warm, And people feel that warmth when they are near you. You are patient. Even when it is hard to be. You are brave. In quiet ways that no one ever sees. You are strong. You have carried more than anyone knows. You are wise. And you can trust what you know. You're thoughtful, And your care for others is real. You are generous with your heart. You are honest. And there is peace in that. You are creative, And the world needs what only you can make. You are capable of beautiful things. You are doing far better than you give yourself credit for. You are growing quietly all the time. You are becoming more yourself with every day. You are worthy of love. Exactly as you are. With nothing changed. You are easy to love, Though you may forget it. You are someone's reason to smile. You are a good and steady presence in the lives around you. You are enough on your own. Complete in yourself. Are allowed to be proud of who you have become. You are calm. Like the still water of this island. You are warm. Like the golden light over this sea. You are soft, Like the night air that holds you now. You are steady, Like the sand beneath you. You are deep and quiet, Like the ocean in the dark. You are open and free, Like the wide night sky above you. You are part of this peaceful place. And it is part of you. You are as gentle as the breeze that lifts the canopy. You are as patient as the tide that comes and goes. You are as bright as the first stars showing overhead. You are as unhurried. As the slow turning of this night. You are at home here. Because this place already lives inside you. You're carrying this calm with you. And you always will. You are the warmth. And the warmth is you. You are the stillness, And the stillness is you. You're everything good that this island is. You are exactly who you were meant to be. And that is wonderful. You are loved. And you are enough. And you are home. The night has settled deep and soft around you. And the island holds you. And you are safe in the middle of it all. The old man's voice is very lonely. Very far away. Little more than the sound of the warm sea moving against the shore. You are nearly there. You're almost gone. Down into the warm and easy dark And still the words come. Soft as breath. Asking nothing of you. Only drifting over you. One more time. As you think. Where is it? And further down. You are welcome here. You are safe here. You are exactly where you are meant to be. You are allowed to rest now. You are allowed to let the whole day go. You are hell. And you are cared for. You are worthy of this rest. You are worthy of this peace. You are enough. Just as you are. You are enough, And you always have been. You have nothing to prove tonight. You have nothing to carry tonight. You have done enough today. You have done your best. And your best is enough. You are good. All the way to your core. You are kind. And the world is softer for having you in it. You are gentle. And your gentleness is a strength. You are warm, And people feel that warmth when they are near you. You are patient. Even when it is hard to be. You are brave. In quiet ways that no one ever sees. You are strong. You have carried more than anyone knows. You are wise. And you can trust what you know. You're thoughtful, And your care for others is real. You are generous with your heart. You are honest. And there is peace in that. You are creative, And the world needs what only you can make. You are capable of beautiful things. You are doing far better than you give yourself credit for. You are growing quietly all the time. You are becoming more yourself with every day. You are worthy of love. Exactly as you are. With nothing changed. You are easy to love, Though you may forget it. You are someone's reason to smile. You are a good and steady presence in the lives around you. You are enough on your own. Complete in yourself. You are allowed to be proud of who you have become. You are calm. Like the still water of this island. You are warm. Like the golden light over this sea. You are soft, Like the night air that holds you now. You are steady, Like the sand beneath you. You are deep and quiet, Like the ocean in the dark. You are open and free. Like the white night sky above you. You are part of this peaceful place. And it is part of you. You are as gentle as the breeze that lifts the canopy. You are as patient as the tide that comes and goes. You are as bright. As the first stars showing overhead. You are as unhurried. As the slow turning of this night. You are at home here. Because this place already lives inside you. You're carrying this calm with you. And you always will. You are the warmth. And the warmth is you. You are the stillness, And the stillness is you. You're everything good that this island is. You are exactly who you were meant to be. And that is wonderful. You are loved. And you are enough. And you are home. Let the words come around again. Soft as the tide. You are welcome here. You are safe here. You are exactly where you are meant to be. You are allowed to rest now. You are allowed to let the whole day go. You are hell. And you are cared for. You are worthy of this rest. You are worthy of this peace. You are enough. Just as you are. You are enough, And you always have been. You have nothing to prove tonight. You have nothing to carry tonight. You have done enough today. You have done your best. And your best is enough. You are good. All the way to your core. You are kind. And the world is softer for having you in it. You are gentle, And your gentleness is a strength. You are warm, And people feel that warmth when they are near you. You are patient. Even when it is hard to be. You are brave. In quiet ways that no one ever sees. You are strong. You have carried more than anyone knows. You are wise. And you can trust what you know. You are thoughtful. And your care for others is real. You are generous with your heart. You are honest. And there is peace in that. You are creative, And the world needs what only you can make. You are capable of beautiful things. You are doing far better than you give yourself credit for. You are growing quietly all the time. You are becoming more yourself with every day. You are worthy of love. Exactly as you are. With nothing changed. You are easy to love, Though you may forget it. You are someone's reason to smile. You are a good and steady presence in the lives around you. You are enough on your own. Complete in yourself. You are allowed to be proud of who you have become. You are calm. Like the still water of this island. You are warm. Like the golden light over this sea. You are soft, Like the night air that holds you now. You are steady, Like the sand beneath you. You are deep and quiet, Like the ocean in the dark. You are open and free, Like the wide night sky above you. You are part of this peaceful place. And it is part of you. You are as gentle as the breeze that lifts the canopy. You are as patient as the tide that comes and goes. You are as bright as the first stars showing overhead. You are as unhurried. As the slow turning of this night. You are at home here. Because this place already lives inside you. You're carrying this calm with you. And you always will. You are the warmth, And the warmth is you. You are the stillness, And the stillness is you. You're everything good that this island is. You are exactly who you were meant to be. And that is wonderful. You are loved. And you are enough. And you are home. There is nothing to hold. Just let the words drift over you. You are welcome here. You are safe here. You are exactly where you are meant to be. You are allowed to rest now. You are allowed to let the whole day go. You are hell. And you are cared for. You are worthy of this rest. You are worthy of this peace. You are enough. Just as you are. You are enough, And you always have been. You have nothing to prove tonight. You have nothing to carry tonight. You have done enough today. You have done your best. And your best is enough. You are good. All the way to your core. You are kind. And the world is softer for having you in it. You are gentle, And your gentleness is a strength. You are warm, And people feel that warmth when they are near you. You are patient. Even when it is hard to be. You are brave in quiet ways that no one ever sees. You are strong. You have carried more than anyone knows. You are wise. And you can trust what you know. You are thoughtful. And your care for others is real. You are generous with your heart. You are honest. And there is peace in that. You are creative, And the world needs what only you can make. You are capable of beautiful things. You are doing far better than you give yourself credit for. You are growing quietly all the time. You are becoming more yourself with every day. You are worthy of love. Exactly as you are. With nothing changed. You are easy to love, Though you may forget it. You are someone's reason to smile. You are a good and steady presence in the lives around you. And you are enough on your own. Complete in yourself. You are allowed to be proud of who you have become. You are calm. Like the still water of this island. You are warm. Like the golden light over this sea. You are soft, Like the night air that holds you now. You are steady, Like the sand beneath you. You are deep and quiet, Like the ocean in the dark. You are open and free, Like the wide night sky above you. You are part of this peaceful place. It is part of you. You are as gentle as the breeze that lifts the canopy. You are as patient as the tide that comes and goes. You are as bright as the first stars showing overhead. You are as unhurried. As the slow turning of this night. You are at home here, Because this place already lives inside you. You're carrying this calm with you. And you always will. You are the warmth. And the warmth is you. You are the stillness. And the stillness is you. You're everything good that this island is. You are exactly who you were meant to be. And that is wonderful. You are loved. And you are enough. And you are home. Have you now? Warmer now. Sinking a little deeper. You are welcome here. You are safe here. You are exactly where you are meant to be. You are allowed to rest now. You are allowed to let the whole day go. You are hell. And you are cared for. You are worthy of this rest. You are worthy of this peace. You are enough. Just as you are. You are enough, And you always have been. You have nothing to prove tonight. You have nothing to carry tonight. You have done enough today. You have done your best. And your best is enough. You are good. All the way to your core. You are kind. And the world is softer for having you in it. You are gentle. And your gentleness is a strength. You are warm, And people feel that warmth when they are near you. You are patient. Even when it is hard to be. You are brave in quiet ways that no one ever sees. You are strong. You have carried more than anyone knows. You are wise. And you can trust what you know. You are thoughtful. And your care for others is real. You are generous with your heart. You are honest. And there is peace in that. You are creative, And the world needs what only you can make. You are capable of beautiful things. You are doing far better than you give yourself credit for. You are growing quietly all the time. You are becoming more yourself with every day. You are worthy of love. Exactly as you are. With nothing changed. You are easy to love, Though you may forget it. You are someone's reason to smile. You are a good and steady presence in the lives around you. You are enough on your own. Complete in yourself. You are allowed to be proud of who you have become. You are calm. Like the still water of this island. You are warm. Like the golden light over this sea. You are soft, Like the night air that holds you now. You are steady, Like the sand beneath you. You are deep and quiet, Like the ocean in the dark. You are open and free. Like the white night sky above you. You are part of this peaceful place. And it is part of you. You are as gentle as the breeze that lifts the canopy. You are as patient as the tide that comes and goes. You are as bright as the first stars showing overhead. You are as unhurried. As the slow turning of this night. You are at home here. Because this place already lives inside you. You are carrying this calm with you. And you always will. You are the warmth. And the warmth is you. You are the stillness, And the stillness is you. You're everything good that this island is. You are exactly who you were meant to be. And that is wonderful. You are loved. And you are enough. And you are home. You are welcome here. You are safe here. You are exactly where you are meant to be. You are allowed to rest now. You are allowed to let the whole day go. You are hell. And you are cared for. You are worthy of this rest. You are worthy of this peace. You are enough. Just as you are. You are enough, And you always have been. You have nothing to prove tonight. You have nothing to carry tonight. You have done enough today. You have done your best. And your best is enough. You are good. All the way to your core. You are kind. And the world is softer for having you in it. You are gentle. And your gentleness is a strength. You are warm, And people feel that warmth when they are near you. You are patient. Even when it is hard to be. You are brave in quiet ways that no one ever sees. You are strong. And you have carried more than anyone knows. You are wise. And you can trust what you know. You're thoughtful, And your care for others is real. You are generous with your heart. You are honest. And there is peace in that. You are creative, And the world needs what only you can make. You are capable of beautiful things. You are doing far better than you give yourself credit for. You are growing quietly all the time. You are becoming more yourself with every day. You are worthy of love. Exactly as you are. With nothing changed. You are easy to love, Though you may forget it. You are someone's reason to smile. You are a good and steady presence in the lives around you. You are enough on your own. Complete in yourself. You are allowed to be proud of who you have become. You are calm. Like the still water of this island. You are warm like the golden light over this sea. You are soft, Like the night air that holds you now. You are steady, Like the sand beneath you. You are deep and quiet, Like the ocean in the dark. You are open and free. Like the wide night sky above you. You are part of this peaceful place. And it is part of you. You are as gentle as the breeze that lifts the canopy. You are as patient as the tide that comes and goes. You are as bright as the first stars showing overhead. You are as unhurried. As the slow turning of this night. You are at home here. Because this place already lives inside you. You are carrying this calm with you. And you always will. You are the warmth. And the warmth is you. You are the stillness. And the stillness is you. You are everything good that this island is. You are exactly who you were meant to be. And that is wonderful. You are loved. And you are enough. And you are home. You are welcome here. You are safe here. You are exactly where you are meant to be. You are allowed to rest now. You are allowed to let the whole day go. You are hell. And you are cared for. You are worthy of this rest. You are worthy of this peace. You are enough. Just as you are. You are enough, And you always have been. You have nothing to prove tonight. You have nothing to carry tonight. You have done enough today. You have done your best. And your best is enough. You are good. All the way to your core. You are kind. And the world is softer for having you in it. You are gentle. And your gentleness is a strength. You are warm, And people feel that warmth when they are near you. You are patient. Even when it is hard to be. You are brave. In quiet ways that no one ever sees. You are strong. You have carried more than anyone knows. You are wise. And you can trust what you know. You're thoughtful, And your care for others is real. You are generous with your heart. You are honest, And there is peace in that. You are creative, And the world needs what only you can make. You are capable of beautiful things. You are doing far better than you give yourself credit for. You are growing quietly all the time. You are becoming more yourself with every day. You are worthy of love. Exactly as you are. With nothing changed. You are easy to love, Though you may forget it. You are someone's reason to smile. You are a good and steady presence in the lives around you. You are enough on your own. Complete in yourself. You are allowed to be proud of who you have become. You are calm. Like the still water of this island. You are warm. Like the golden light over this sea. You are soft, Like the night air that holds you now. You are steady, Like the sand beneath you. You are deep and quiet, Like the ocean in the dark. You are open and free. Like the wide night sky above you. You are part of this peaceful place. And it is part of you. You are as gentle as the breeze that lifts the canopy. You are as patient as the tide that comes and goes. You are as bright. As the first stars showing overhead. You are as unhurried. As the slow turning of this night. You are at home here, Because this place already lives inside you. You are carrying this calm with you. And you always will. You are the warmth. And the warmth is you. You are the stillness. And the stillness is you. You're everything good that this island is. You are exactly who you were meant to be. And that is wonderful. You are loved. And you are enough. And you are home. You are welcome here. You are safe here. You are exactly where you are meant to be. You are allowed to rest now. You are allowed to let the whole day go. You are hell. 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You are allowed to be proud of who you have become. You are calm. Like the still water of this island. You are warm, Like the golden light over this sea. You are soft, Like the night air that holds you now. You are steady, Like the sand beneath you. You are deep and quiet, Like the ocean in the dark. You are open and free. Like the white night sky above you. You are part of this peaceful place. And it is part of you. You are as gentle as the breeze that lifts the canopy. You are as patient as the tide that comes and goes. You are as bright as the first stars showing overhead. You are as unhurried. As the slow turning of this night. You are at home here. Because this place already lives inside you. You are carrying this calm with you. And you always will. You are the warmth, And the warmth is you. You are the stillness, And the stillness is you. You're everything good that this island is. You are exactly who you were meant to be. And that is wonderful. You are loved. And you are enough. And you are home. You are welcome here. You are safe here. You are exactly where you are meant to be. You are allowed to rest now. You are allowed to let the whole day go. You are hell. And you are cared for. You are worthy of this rest. You are worthy of this peace. You are enough. Just as you are. You are enough, And you always have been. You have nothing to prove tonight. You have nothing to carry tonight. You have done enough today. You have done your best. And your best is enough. You are good. All the way to your core. You are kind. And the world is softer for having you in it. You are gentle. And your gentleness is a strength. You are warm, And people feel that warmth when they are near you. You are patient. Even when it is hard to be. You are brave in quiet ways that no one ever sees. You are strong. You have carried more than anyone knows. You are wise. And you can trust what you know. You're thoughtful, And your care for others is real. You are generous with your heart. You are honest, And there is peace in that. You are creative, And the world needs what only you can make. You are capable of beautiful things. You are doing far better than you give yourself credit for. You are growing quietly all the time. You are becoming more yourself with every day. You are worthy of love. Exactly as you are. With nothing changed. You are easy to love, Though you may forget it. You are someone's reason to smile. You are a good and steady presence in the lives around you. You are enough on your own. Complete in yourself. You are allowed to be proud of who you have become. You are calm. Like the still water of this island. You are warm like the golden light over this sea. You are soft, Like the night air that holds you now. You are steady, Like the sand beneath you. You are deep and quiet, Like the ocean in the dark. You are open and free. Like the wide night sky above you. You are part of this peaceful place. And it is part of you. You are as gentle as the breeze that lifts the canopy. You are as patient as the tide that comes and goes. You are as bright as the first stars showing overhead. You are as unhurried. As the slow turning of this night. You are at home here. Because this place already lives inside you. You are carrying this calm with you. And you always will. You are the warmth, And the warmth is you. You are the stillness and the stillness is you. You're everything good that this island is. You are exactly who you were meant to be. And that is wonderful. You are loved. And you are enough. And you are home.