I'm just back from a trip to the beach with my family. There's something just so special about the beach and the sea.

I love the beach -- the emerald water, the powdery white sand, the sunsets, the dolphins. I love it all. It usually melts my stress away.

We had a great time, including a time in the morning when we were playing together in the ocean. I was so grateful and so happy.

One part of our trip reminded me a little of last week's episode. Things can change so quickly.

This was a short trip. I knew I was going to have to be very present to enjoy it, and I was. I enjoyed waves of gratitude.

Compare it to another beach trip earlier in the year, a week after a serious car crash I was in. I took my daughter and a friend to the beach, a happy place of mine, but I was miserable. I hadn't processed the accident a ...