Winter Reflection

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Visualize yourself on a cold winter's evening out in the country, just after a fresh snowfall. The wind has died down and all is still. The only sound you can hear is the soft crunch of snow under your feet as you walk down a small, winding country lane...

A full moon has risen, its light reflecting off the virgin snow, making the night very bright. You can see your footprints in the new snow and you are conscious of being the first to walk through this pristine landscape. The lane winds through snow-covered meadows and fields, framed by the tall, dark silhouette of a pine grove a little way off. There seems to be a farmhouse nearby; the aroma of baking bread drifts on the chill air...

As you continue on your walk, you marvel at the way the moonlight sparkles on the smooth layers of snow. You stop a while to absorb the beauty and the feeling of peace of this magical winter's night. The silence around you is complete ... comforting ... and as you reflect on the tranquil beauty before you, you are filled with a sense of wonder, of complete reassurance ... all is well ... you are not alone...

You know that moments like these are special, unique gifts of Nature that soothe the human heart and uplift the human spirit ... Stay with these feelings for a while as you continue to look at this scene of silver moonlight on the freshly fallen snow...

Slowly let your awareness return to your surroundings...