I have been busy taking care of my own stress the last month. We just returned from a two week vacation to Florida and a 10 day Caribbean Cruise. A cruise is a great way to take a break from daily news, e-mails and cell phones. Oh-of course you can pay fees to use the computers on the ship, but we avoided the internet cafe. My cell phone would have worked had I paid almost $2.00 a minute, but who needs the extra expense. So I used that all as an excuse to let go of daily news and daily technology.

Now I am back and will write more (so much has happened in the week since we got back) but for now,I just wanted to let you know where I have been.

Hope you are all well and can plan to take a break soon. You don't have to go to the ocean. You can simply plan a day or just an outing for a few hours where you let go of the need to check e-mail or use your phone.

We all need time away and then when you come back, it's with more clarity, energy, and perspective.