oh, wait... autumn! the forest in autumn, cool air casting a breeze across the water's warm, steaming surface.
meditate. focus your mind on the slate. you are still like the rock, but the state of mind is brittle.
trace the quartz veins through the slate in your mind. a powerful lattice of silicates, strong and sturdy. perhaos you can feel the load it bears for a brief moment, taking some of its resolve with you