No matter how cushy your job is, there’s going to be moments of frustration and stress. Lucky for me, I have the balm for it right outside the office. Shoutout to the campus green team for keeping the lawns and trees thriving. A quick stroll in nature is such a good way to decrease the rising blood pressure.
Breathe in deeply the wonderful smells given off by the plants. Refocus the eyes to something a bit more distant, after many hours of staring at a screen a foot away. And on a chance day when the western side of San Francisco gets some sun, feel some of that important vitamin D softly permeate into the skin.
The stressful situation will still be there when I return to the desk, but for that brief period of time, I am in a lovely zone of bliss. Best of all, it is completely free.
Drink it all in.