Hello beautiful souls,
This is June Bee and welcome to an amazing night's sleep.
Thanks for being here for another in the series Bedtime Tales with June Bee.
Join me as we go to my happy place,
Yes,
You guessed it,
The beach,
And all the things we will discover on our journey to sleep.
So let's get into our favourite sleeping position,
Making sure you are comfortable,
Close your eyes,
Relax your muscles,
And slowly imagine yourself melting into the bed.
Now let's go to your breathing,
Slowing down the heart rate,
And let's take some nourishing breaths together,
Breathe in,
Breathe out,
Breathe in,
Breathe out,
Breathe in,
Breathe out,
Breathe in,
Breathe out,
Breathe in,
Breathe out,
Last time,
Breathe in,
Breathe out,
Settle in now,
Relax and get comfortable,
Listen to the sound of my voice,
If your mind wanders,
It's okay,
Bring it back to the sound of my voice,
Let's go of everything that has happened today and let's go on our journey together,
Oh what a beautiful scene,
We are here at my happy place,
Yes,
You guessed it,
The beach,
Anyone who knows me knows I love the beach and everything that goes with it,
It brings back times gone by when I was younger and lived in what we used to refer to as a concrete jungle,
Loads of buildings and architecture,
Hardly any green and definitely no water,
Any time we visited anywhere that was or had water,
It was indeed a treat to my heart and my senses,
Isn't it funny how sometimes we take the simple and beautiful things around us for granted,
Now I live in the country and I revel and love the beauty that is around me and I'm in awe of the magnificent landscape which I am so lucky to be surrounded by,
I do take the time to go visit the water as often as my schedule allows and this time is no exception,
So as I am driving towards the coast I start to take in the familiar smells of the beach which bring back a flood of memories to my mind that take me all the way back to being a little girl,
Happy and without a care in the world,
Running along the beach and dipping my toes into the cool and nourishing water,
The sounds of the seagulls you can hear singing their familiar cry,
Letting all their friends know what time of day it is and where to meet up for their daily chinwag,
The soft and warm breeze that is floating over me and that fresh sea smell that lets me know there is a whole world living just below the surface of the water and something to discover if I soak it,
The sun is high up in the sky as I reach my destination and is looking down on me and in my opinion smiling at me with that warm yellow and almost opaque glow there are a few people at the beach all enjoying themselves in different ways firstly you have your sun worshippers who as we all know sometimes end up being red lobsters because their skin cannot take the sun they lie down on the beach with as little items of clothing as possible and soak up every last ember of sunshine then there are those who are fully covered up with their telltale white faces slathered full of SPF to make sure they take care of their skin with every possible part of their body covered up except their hands and their faces I wonder if they really do enjoy the sunshine,
I suppose they enjoy it in their own way then you have your dog lovers who are joyfully playing with their beloved and loyal best friends throwing balls or sticks and inventing new games to the thrill and delight of their furry companions not only are they getting exercise for them and their furry friends also they may be teaching an old dog new tricks possibly now we come to the most favourite beach lovers to watch,
The kids happy as they could ever be and seeing everything with eyes of wonder,
Fascination and delight not to mention the giggles and joy you can hear and see from the kids playing in the water and splashing anyone in sight making endless sandcastles which will inevitably disintegrate with the relentless coming of the next big wave question,
Why do kids always build their sandcastles so close to the water's edge?
One of those lifelong unanswered questions I suppose then finally you have those like me who find a good seat,
Sit and relax sometimes with a book or a little speaker for musical entertainment and will chill out on the beach for hours without a care in the world as this is their happy place I know we must care for our skin and make sure we do not expose it to too much sun although I love to bask in the warmth and light of the sunshine and I revel in any opportunity to be in it so as I relax with this beautiful beach ahead of me with the water going for as far as your eyes can see I'm feeling it may be time to do one of my other favorite things getting a tasty and delicious ice cream with a chocolate flake in it what a beautiful end to a special day in my all-time happy place the feel of the breeze the sights of the sun the smell of the sea and the sand between my toes there's only one word to describe this priceless I'm not sure about you I'm getting sleepy even thinking about it so I'm ready to let go fully and surrender to sleep so thanks for joining me tonight and as you slowly drift away have yourself a great night's sleep and looking forward to seeing you again for another in the series of bedtime tales with you good night so so so
