Sometimes a break from business is truly the best prescription to transform stress, widen awareness and gain perspective.  I could not fully unplug due to unforeseen problems with a project, but I still found it so worth while to get away.  Here are some simple lessons I learned from a recent break.

  • The views from Denver to Grand Junction aboard Amtrak are stupendous!
Amtrak coming around the bend of the Colorado River

View from Amtrak rounding the Colorado River

  • Waking up to sunshine, blue sky, and fresh Colorado air is awe-inspiring. Nothing fancy required to experience this glorious environment.

Colorado mountains

So many beautiful views

  • Big daily movements are very good for me, indispensable for a balanced body, mind and breath.

 

  • Having my team plugging away at business while I am gone works…until it doesn’t.
Telluride

Hiking around Telluride

  • Days filled with nothing but fun are very relaxing.

 

  • Cracks on your laptop screen make life harder.

 

  • Family is important. Moments with them go fast.
little boys

Sweetest boys in the world

  • Working from 10 pm to midnight is too tiring.

 

  • Colorado water makes hair and skin softer.

 

  • I don’t take enough pictures.

 

  • Drinking a lot of water in the high desert equals energy; so do boys under the age of twelve.

 

  • There is nothing better than homemade Italian food made by Italians!

 

  • We deeply miss the ones who have gone before us.

 

  • I want to be generous and kind…always.

 

  • Life is short. I want to enjoy it more!

Hope you are enjoying your summer and all that it brings…