378. Giving Back: a meditation and kid’s tale

Once he counts the money in his giving jar, Billy is ready for giving back to the community. He's thinking of helping his library. Listen to find out how. 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 “Giving Back,” and we’ll be back with a new story on Monday! Narrator: Female Story Begins: 7:20 Giving Back Excerpt: Billy stood up on his tippy toes to reach his money saving jars. He wanted to see how much money he had in his “Giving” jar. As he stretched his fingers pushed the jar further back on the shelf, of course, that was the moment Emily walked in the room and asked, “What’cha doing?” Feeling frustrated, Billy took a deep dragon breath, in and out, before responding to his sister. Then he said, “Getting my ‘Giving’ jar. I want to see how much I have to share.” “I’ll get mom. She can reach the jars and I want to see how much I have too.” Emily returned with their mom. “So, you guys want to count the money in your ‘giving’ jars?” Mom said. “Before I get them down, let’s talk about what you would like to do. Do you have any ideas?" Today’s Meditation: Relax in the grass as you imagine sunlight warming you from head to toe. Looking for a podcast to help settle your child in for nap time, bedtime or a break? You'll find them on Ahway Island®. Be Calm on Ahway Island® Podcast offers original bedtime stories, like "Naptime or Not?" 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. You can search for stories by Learning Message, Character Type, or Narrator Type on our Episodes page. To learn more about our mission at Ahway Island and our team, please visit our About page, or check out our FAQs. 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 “Giving Back." 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! Be Calm on Ahway Island is on Kinzoo Messenger! Be Calm on Ahway Island is now part of the Kinzoo Messenger app as a special experience called a Path! In Kinzoo, Paths are unique interactive stories and engaging activities you can explore on your device. We've reimagined some of your favorite Be Calm on Ahway Island episodes as Paths on Kinzoo, providing a whole new way to experience our calming stories.