not a single ripple... only profound peace. With your next breath, picture a single, smooth stone in your hand. This stone holds all your anxious thoughts... all your racing fears. Feel its cool, solid weight. Now, gently... so gently... you lean forward and release it. Watch as it arcs through the air in perfect silence... and then... PLIP. It breaks the surface of the water. A single, perfect circle expands from the point of impact... growing wider... and wider... carrying your tension away from you, across the immense, calm surface until it simply... vanishes. And the lake is still once more. QUIET once more. Now, feel a soft breeze begin to stir. It whispers through the pine trees that line the shore, creating a gentle, rustling hush... a natural lullaby just for you. The air carries the clean, crisp scent of rain-washed earth and distant snow. With every inhale, you draw in this purity... this calm. With every exhale, you release another wisp of worry, watching it drift away on that same tender wind. Bring your attention to your feet, grounded firmly on the soft, mossy bank. Feel a gentle, humming energy rising from the earth itself... a steady, soothing vibration that travels up through your legs... into your core... filling your chest with a warm, golden light. This light is your own inner stillness... your own unshakable peace. It grows brighter with every heartbeat... pushing out the shadows of fear... until your entire being is glowing with a soft, radiant calm. The sounds around you begin to fade... the wind settles... the water is like glass. All that remains is the quiet rhythm of your own breath... and the steady, reassuring pulse of that golden light within. You are anchored. You are WHOLE. You are safe.