Today, we’re going to delve a bit into our imaginations. I want you to imagine for a moment that you are in your favorite place –that place where you feel relaxed and calm and refreshed and happy. Can everyone think of a place like that?

Is it by the sea? In a garden? In the mountains? Maybe for you it’s a real place, or maybe it’s an imaginary place. But I want you to take time and imagine that place right now.

What are some of those places for you? [Give people time to answer.]

Okay, now close your eyes, and go to that place. [Wait a minute.]

How do you feel?

Do you feel more relaxed? More at ease?

You just experienced what might be called a psychological “rest stop.”

A rest stop is a brief reprieve from the stresses and roller coaster of life. It’s a time of relaxation, refreshme…