Close your eyes,
Little traveler.
You are safe in your bed.
The covers are soft.
Your pillow is just right.
Now take a slow,
Gentle breath in and let it out like a quiet sigh.
Again in and out.
And out.
Feel your body getting heavier.
And softer like a cloud settling onto the night sky.
Tonight we are going on a special journey.
A journey far beyond the ordinary world.
Out among the stars.
Where worries can't follow.
Imagine a tiny silver starship.
Waiting just above your bed.
It glows with soft blue and gold light.
It has no loud engines,
Only a quiet humming heart that sounds like a lullaby.
The door opens with a soft whoosh.
And you gently float inside.
There's a cozy seat shaped just for you with a blanket made out of starlight.
Sit down.
The seat hugs you softly.
The door closes.
You are safe.
The starship lifts up,
Up,
Up through the ceiling.
Through the clouds higher and higher until the whole earth looks like a glowing blue marble far below.
Look out the window.
Stars are everywhere.
Millions of them.
Twinkling like friendly eyes.
Some are silver.
Some are soft pink.
Some are the color of warm honey.
Your starship knows exactly where to go.
It follows a gentle path of golden light,
The path of peaceful dreams.
First stop,
The moon garden.
The starship lands softly on a silvery hill.
Step out.
The ground feels cool and soft,
Like walking on powdered sugar that never sticks.
Around you are flowers that glow in the dark,
Moonflowers,
Star blossoms,
And little plants that look like tiny smiling faces.
They sway in a breeze that smells like vanilla and clean night air.
A friendly moon rabbit hops over.
Its fur is white as snow and its eyes are kind.
It nuzzles your hand and whispers,
Any worries you brought with you,
You can leave them here.
The moon flowers love to turn worries into light.
If you have any worries,
Big ones,
Small ones,
Or the quiet ones that sit in your tummy,
Imagine holding them into your hands like little grey pebbles.
Gently place each one at the base of a glowing moonflower and watch.
The flower drinks the worry.
And turns it into a soft,
Sparkling light that floats up into the sky and becomes a new star,
Gone,
Turned into something beautiful.
You don't need it anymore.
Breathe in the sweet air.
And out.
Feel lighter already.
Back into the starship.
We fly on.
Next stop,
The planet of soft clouds.
This planet is made entirely of the fluffiest,
Pinkest,
Whitest clouds you've ever imagined.
You step out and sink into them like the softest mattress.
The clouds hold you up.
You can't fall.
Gentle cloud whale drifts by,
Singing a deep,
Calm song.
That vibrates through your whole body and makes every muscle relax.
Any leftover worries?
Maybe the ones about tomorrow?
Or about something that felt hard today.
Float out of you like tiny pebbles.
The cloud whale catches them in its soft flippers and blows them away into the endless sky where they pop into harmless sparkles.
You hear the whale say in a low,
Happy voice,
You are safe,
You are loved.
Everything is okay.
Lie back in the clouds for a moment.
Feel how soft they are under your head.
Your shoulders.
Your legs Your whole body is melting into comfort.
Breathe in.
And out.
The starship calls you home again.
We travel farther past swirling galaxies of purple and gold.
Past comets that leave trails of glitter.
Now we arrive at the star of kind thoughts.
This star is enormous and golden.
It pulses with warm light like a giant heart.
When you stand near it,
The light washes over you.
It fills your chest with a cozy feeling.
It fills your mind with kind words.
You are brave.
You are enough.
You are loved exactly as you are.
Tomorrow will be gentle You can rest now.
Let those words sink in.
You are brave.
You are enough.
You are loved exactly as you are.
Tomorrow will be gentle You can rest now.
Repeat them quietly in your head if you like Feel the golden light soaking into every part of you,
Chasing away any last shadows of worry There is no room left for worry,
Only light,
Only calm,
Only peace The star gives you a tiny glowing pebble of its own light.
You hold it in your hand.
It feels warm and safe.
You can keep this pebble with you always.
Whenever a worry tries to visit,
Just remember the pebble and the light will grow again.
Time to head home.
The starship turns around.
It flies back along the path of peaceful dreams,
Past the soft clouds past the moon garden.
Past all the friendly stars.
As you travel,
The starship begins to sing a quiet lullaby just for you.
The stars outside blink in time with the song.
Your eyelids feel heavy.
Heavier.
Your body feels warm and safe.
Little worries are gone turned into stars and sparkles and light.
There is nothing left to think about,
Nothing left to fix,
Nothing left to carry.
The starship gently lowers you back into your bed.
The doors open.
You float out onto your soft mattress.
The starship gives one last soft glow,
Then floats up into the sky to wait for another night.
You are home.
You are safe.
You are loved.
The universe is holding you the way the softest clouds hold a sleeping bird.
Breathe in Breathe out.
Let your body sink deeper into the bed,
Deeper and deeper.
Your mind is quiet now,
Your heart is light Sleep is coming like a gentle wave of starlight wrapping around you,
Carrying you into the sweetest dreams Sweet dreams,
Little traveler.
The stars are watching over you.
Everything is okay.
You can rest.
