Confession time. I skipped work this morning.

Yes, I have time off just like everyone else at QuickSilver. We encourage our employees to take time off, yet worry when it’s obvious we, as top bananas (wonder why it’s not top apple or orange?), need it as well. How we limit ourselves.

Even weekends are filled with parents, kids, errands and little relaxation. Just a few hours to finish a beloved book or plant the rose that you bought weeks ago or even change the linens that you’ve meant to get to for days can change your entire disposition.

To breathe for a few hours with no stress, no worries, just the pattern of something that brings you comfort (and enjoyment) can help sooth and heal our tired bodies and minds.

But life does tend to interrupt … IM just pinged. My cell just rang. Work calls.

We work and live in a stressful world today. Take the moments, hours or days it takes to feed your soul. It’s the best way I know to manage the various responsibilities thrown my way and preserve those special qualities that make me, me.