Gaze at majestic mountains and crystal blue lakes. Feel the gentle breeze and warm sun on your face. Breath in the clean mountain air. Listen to the sounds of a wilderness night. Walk through a forest and rejoice in its solitude. Waiting to be discovered in our natural world.

Is it ever not? As a health professor and doctor, I spend a lot of hours teaching and talking to my students and patients about slowing down and enjoying life. The question is, do I practice what I preach? But did I stop to smell the roses? The Washington National Cathedral. What a place! What have done for my country? .