Ep 976. Groundhog Gambit: a relaxing short story and meditation
Dragus Groundhog feels bored, so he looks for a change of scenery.
Narrator: Male
Story Begins: 3:55
Groundhog Gambit Excerpt:
his burrow. He sighed a great big sigh. Dragus was bored. Everything today seemed like it was about the same as yesterday, and the same as the day before, too. He ate from the same patches of forest plants, and saw the same trees, and lived in the same burrow as he had lived his whole life. The same forest animals lived nearby, too.
He got up, scurried out of his burrow and looked around. It was a beautiful day. The air smelled sweet with wildflowers, and the mid-morning sun was creeping higher and higher in the clear sky. The air was still and peaceful as a butterfly fluttered by on its wiggly path.
Today’s Meditation: Relax as you imagine sunlight warming you as you lie in a grassy meadow.
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