I had a health scare Thursday, which somewhat put a lot of things into perspective. I mean, why is it that, we push ourselves to the limits and only react when we are faced with an emergency visit to the doctor’s office?  I just don’t understand. But anyway, we are human and this is what we do. With that said, I have to say my doctor’s orders are much-needed rest and time to wind down. Something, of course, I hadn’t been doing.  His instruction was to go home and think of ways to relax or find relaxation and hence, I spend the greater part of yesterday afternoon thinking of ways to do just that: 1. A walk through the Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park – San Francisco 2. Spend an afternoon at a neighborhood old fashioned bookstore – West Portal, San Francisco 3. Spend a day at a hot spring spa in Calistoga, California (near Napa) 4. Rent a paddleboat for Stow Lake in Golden Gate Park and circle the lake while listening …