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stress relief

Travel, United States

The Call of the Beach

I am drawn to the ocean.  Whenever I am in a city near the water, it calls me hither.  It’s a call I cannot ignore.  I have no will power to stay away.  Whether it’s a rocky bluff or pristine sands, I have to go.  I have to stand and watch the waves crash.  I have to feel my toesin the sand.  I have to touch the water, feel it on my…

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Travel, United States

The Pause

The pause.  It’s that deep breath after reading an aggravating email from an infuriating client or an uncontrollable boss before firing off a response that will either lose the big deal or get you fired. It’s that prayer, meditation, or moment of silence needed to make it through a Wednesday afternoon knowing that the week still holds two more days.  It’s that sip of wine or that cold one on the balcony…

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