679 Mowing Around: a soothing story and children’s meditation

Moira Mower is excited to help get the Ahway Island baseball field mowed...but she has to do things a little differently than usual. Narrator: Male Story Begins: 4:35 Mowing Around Excerpt: Moira Mower yawned. The bright green riding lawn mower stretched out her wheels into the cozy concrete floor of the storage shed below her. Hopefully today would be a busy day for the Moira! It was Moira’s job to keep the Ahway Island public spaces freshly mowed during the warmer seasons. She mowed the grass in the parks and playgrounds, the lawns in front of the library and other public buildings, and even the grass along some roadways. Moira enjoyed all of these tasks, but her favorite job of all was mowing the Ahway Island baseball field. She knew how much some people enjoyed playing baseball and she liked feeling that she was a part of making baseball fun for people. Plus, it was both easy and fun to mow such a huge, open swath of fresh, green grass. It gave her and her rider lots of opportunity to mow neat, straight lines. There were no rocks or bumps or other interruptions to the beautiful expanse of bright green. Moira and her driver could easily see where they had been and where they still needed to go. Today’s Meditation: Imagine that you are a graceful willow tree in today's meditation. Looking for stories that emphasize acceptance, understanding, and empathy? You'll find them on Ahway Island®. Be Calm on Ahway Island® Podcast offers original bedtime stories, like "Magical Chair," 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 "Mowing Around" 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,and YouTube — @ahwayisland) 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 "