234. Pretending Possum: a calming meditation and kid’s story

Petunia Possum is shy but wants new friends. She pretends to sleep when they are around, afraid of being rejected Hello everyone!  We hope you enjoyed our new story this week. Now, welcome to Favorite Friday! Sometimes we like to listen to our favorites again. Please enjoy “Pretending Possum” and we’ll be back with a new story on Monday! Narrator: Female Story Begins: 11:49 Pretending Possum Excerpt:  The peaceful moon smiled down on the enchanted forest.  Petunia possum looked up at the bright sliver and smiled back.  Petunia always felt comforted by the friendly moon. It was her reliable friend in the sky.  Anytime she felt alone all the little possum had to do was look up, and she had the company of the moon and stars.  However the moon and the stars weren’t very good at conversation.  As Petunia looked up at the sky she wished she could find a friend.   The little possum felt very shy.  She really did want friends, but every time another animal came near, she would pretend to be asleep.  Petunia didn’t know why she did it, she just did.  She scurried around under the trees looking for an animal who might be a friend.  Petunia sat down under a tree and began to think, “What if they tell me to go away, or they don’t like me?” At that moment, some bunnies hopped her way.  Petunia immediately lied down and curled into a ball, pretending she was asleep.   Then dragon noticed the sleeping possum as it passed the fir tree.  Knowing that the bunnies would have been very friendly to Petunia, the dragon sighed and smiled at the possum as she opened her eyes, encouraging her to be brave.  Petunia looked into the dragon’s kind eyes and decided that she would be brave.  In fact tonight, if she saw another animal, she would make sure that she stayed awake.  No more pretending! Today’s Meditation: Feel your muscles relax as you check in with your body from head to toe. Looking for a way to help your child learn emotional regulation and how to self soothe? You'll find them on Ahway Island®. Be Calm on Ahway Island® Podcast offers original bedtime stories, like "Happy Dragon," 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 “Pretending Possum" 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: