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<v Speaker 1>Us Studios. Good evening, dear quiet dreamer. This is the

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<v Speaker 1>hour when the day begins to soften, and the light

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<v Speaker 1>outside your window is letting go of gold. The birds

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<v Speaker 1>have quieted, the neighbor's door has finally closed. The air

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<v Speaker 1>itself seems to be exhaling, and you are invited to

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<v Speaker 1>exhale with it. There is a part of you that

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<v Speaker 1>has been quietly holding pictures all day. Pictures of what

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<v Speaker 1>could be, of what might be, of what you wish

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<v Speaker 1>were true, Pictures of small futures and quiet hopes, pictures

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<v Speaker 1>of the person you are still becoming. That part of

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<v Speaker 1>you is still awake even now, even as the world

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<v Speaker 1>gets quieter around you. This part is not demanding. It

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<v Speaker 1>does not need you to draw a map, or write

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<v Speaker 1>a plan or make a list. It only needs you

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<v Speaker 1>to notice that it is there, and to thank it

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<v Speaker 1>for continuing to hope in your name, even when the

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<v Speaker 1>day was long. You have been carrying the dreamer inside

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<v Speaker 1>you for a very long time. Some of those dreams

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<v Speaker 1>you have already lived into, and you can feel the

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<v Speaker 1>warmth of them as you settle into this evening. Some

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<v Speaker 1>of them have changed shape, becoming gentler or smaller, or

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<v Speaker 1>more tender than you first imagined, and some are still

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<v Speaker 1>just a feeling, a soft tug in your chest, a

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<v Speaker 1>glance towards something you cannot quite name. All of them

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<v Speaker 1>belong to you, even the ones you have given up on,

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<v Speaker 1>even the ones you are a little embarrassed to admit

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<v Speaker 1>you still carry, even the ones you have folded up

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<v Speaker 1>so quietly that you barely remember. They are there. They

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<v Speaker 1>are yours, and they have been faithful to you, even

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<v Speaker 1>when you forgot they were there. This evening. You do

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<v Speaker 1>not have to do anything about them. You do not

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<v Speaker 1>have to take a step, or make a decision, or

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<v Speaker 1>push a single project forward. You only have to let

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<v Speaker 1>them live alongside you for a little while, like a

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<v Speaker 1>kindle in the next room, like a friend who is

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<v Speaker 1>reading by the window, like a song that is still

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<v Speaker 1>playing somewhere down the hall. The dreamer in you is

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<v Speaker 1>not in a hurry. The dreamer has waited for you

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<v Speaker 1>your whole life. The dreamer will wait a little longer,

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<v Speaker 1>lighting a small lamp in the part of your heart

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<v Speaker 1>that believes in possibilities, in small kindnesses, in the slow

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<v Speaker 1>unfolding of a life that is still becoming. It is

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<v Speaker 1>safe to rest now even with the dreams still glowing,

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<v Speaker 1>It is safe to close your eyes and let the

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<v Speaker 1>day end, knowing that the dreaming will continue without your effort.

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<v Speaker 1>The dreamer is awake while you are not, and that

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<v Speaker 1>is exactly how it should be. Your job tonight is

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<v Speaker 1>only to rest. The dreamer will keep the watch. So

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<v Speaker 1>hettle in, dear quiet dreamer. Let the evening hold you,

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<v Speaker 1>Let the soft pictures keep watch. You do not have

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<v Speaker 1>to figure anything out to night. You only have to

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<v Speaker 1>be here and to trust that the dreamer is doing

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<v Speaker 1>its quiet work faithfully, Gently on your behalf. Good night,

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<v Speaker 1>dear quiet dreamer. The light is dim. Now you are held,

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<v Speaker 1>you are hoping, You are already on your way.