There's something about the sound of waves lapping at the beach that totally removes all my stress. And it doesn't have to be an ocean... in this case, it was a lake. A very LARGE lake. Cool, blue water. Lots of sunshine. Add some dogs and a boat. BINGO, my stress is gone. I was particularly proud of myself for staying off-line for the week. No email, no facebook, no blog, no nothin. Felt good to be unplugged for a while.