Wherever you may be,

Stop.

Your thoughts

Your expectations

Their thoughts

Their expectations

Your feelings

Their feelings

All of it…

All that you can…

Stop. 

Close your eyes and breathe in

Breathe out…

Picture an entirely blank room.

All white as far as you can see

Stretching in every direction

Walk around

Hear the echoing of your feet

Bouncing softly

Until it fades

Just appreciate the nothingness

It asks nothing of you,

You feel no obligation towards it

You can’t hurt it.

It can’t hurt you. 

Now think of a place you’ve felt calm,

Or wanted to be calm…

A beach

A forest

An empty mansion

The middle of the cosmos surrounded by colors

Your childhood home

The old barn

The library

The mountains

A castle in the evening…

Wherever you feel safe and whole

Imagine constructing it

Letting it stretch out within this blank space.

It can fill it up entirely

As far as the eye can see

Or it can just sit surrounded by nothingness

Walk through it

Appreciate the colors

The sights

The textures

The sounds 

The feel of it all

Walk through it or just sit down 

Or float

Or swim

Or play…

Or dance…

Let yourself wander and be and do

Or to just stop, be still, and appreciate the silence.

It is your happy place

As long as you feel welcome

As long as you feel happy

There is no wrong answer.

Stay as long as you need

And when you’re ready

Breathe in

Feel the air filling your lungs

Breathe out…

Repeat

And open your eyes.