Professionally, I had a difficult week last week;  juggling several court appearances, late nights at the office, and a few emotionally charged cases. To say that I was pre-occupied with work last week would be an understatement.

On Saturday morning I ran a few errands in a local shopping center. When I had finished my errands I walked in the TJ Maxx store located in the same shopping center.  There was nothing I needed to purchase, I just planned on strolling through the store and browsing. As I walked through the store, looking at different items, thoughts about work seemed to float away.

About ten minutes after I entered the store, I ran into a friend. After making some small talk, I asked her what was she looking for in the store.  Her response to me was, “Nothing really, just clearing my head.” As she walked away I realized that’s what I had been doing. I hadn’t really looked at any particular item with interest, I was just clearing my head.

We all need time to clear our head. I just didn’t realize that a few minutes in TJ Maxx would help. How do clear your head?