Breathe in deeply,
And then go inward deeply to your center of peace.
Breathing and holding a place of peace,
A place of serenity and relaxation.
Now let your mind unwind.
Let any tense or distracting thoughts simply evaporate.
Feel the peace as they disappear.
Continue breathing,
And now imagine stepping outside on a cool spring day.
The air is a mixture of warming sunshine and the last gaff of winter's chill.
As you stroll,
You notice tiny pockets of snow still dotting the ground.
White tufts with green and brown light pushing through.
Green stems and buds rise from the ground like centaurs awakening from a fairytale slumber.
They rise and reach toward the warming sun.
As you walk,
A nippy breeze catches in the trees,
Trembling them for a moment,
And then returning them to strength and calm.
The branches of the trees are peppered with buds,
Some like green leaves,
Others like tiny white flowers.
When another breeze shakes the trees,
The buds hold on,
Eager for their chance to bloom.
They won't give in.
As you walk along,
A flock of birds flies above.
Some land in a tree near you and begin chirping happily,
Buoyantly,
As they make their way back from the warmer climes of the south.
You pause near the tree,
Listening to the chorus of joy and noticing the beautiful red breasts of the birds dancing between the branches.
The robins are back.
A little farther down the path,
Water burbles,
And you see the first flow of an icy stream as the water melts.
In the stream,
Translucent shards of ice still cling precariously to rocks and branches.
They soon give way to the stream's destiny,
And the water flows.
A silver fish with a rainbow on its back pops its head out of the water,
Then sinks back into the stream,
Darting in,
Out,
And around bits of ice.
The sun rises higher in the sky,
Beaming its warmth to you,
And moderating the chilly breeze.
You find a rock by the stream and perch yourself upon it.
A pair of deer stop by the stream,
Dipping their noses in the water and lapping it up with their tongues.
They pause when they see you and then scamper away,
While sitting on the rock,
An enormous sense of peace fills you.
With spring's kiss,
Nature awakens around you.
You feel calm.
You feel connected.
You feel part of nature.
As your time at the rock comes to an end,
You stand and leave,
Feeling the ultimate peace,
The ultimate connection to life.
And you carry that back with you to embrace and to share.
Namaste,
Beautiful.
