Life | Work | Style [1] • July 31, 2008 • Email [2] Print [3]

From reader Lynn Sadler, President and CEO, Mountain Lion Foundation [4](and this is her taking her 3-minute vacation!)

The best three minute vacation is a gratitude moment: hand-writing a snail-mail thank you note to someone who randomly crosses your mind to thank that day.  My grandmother attempted, each day, to do something for someone unasked. Maybe write to a retired legislator who penned a law that aids your clients. Perhaps the artist who inspires you daily from the wall above your desk. How about a colleague whose quiet heroism serves as a shining example? I guarantee you'll feel refreshed (and grateful!).