“Just look at that view…look at it closely, really take it all in…now close your eyes and take a breath…can you still see the water, feel the breeze and visualize how beautiful and peaceful this is?”  

A little over eleven years ago, while my husband and I were on our honeymoon, this was our view.  We had left the cares of the world behind, and were enjoying a time of rest and relaxation.  I knew that in just a few short days I would be catapulted back into my work environment - a school of over 1500 students at the end of the school year where I would be facing a chaotic schedule operating at warp speed.  It was at that moment that I decided to begin a new tradition, that of finding and remembering my happy place.