Just in case you’ve had a rough day, here is a step-by-step stress
management technique recommended in the latest psychological texts. After a rough day of appliance service calls, this is one of the Samurai’s favorite stress-management exercises.

1] Picture yourself near a stream.

2] Birds are chirping softly in the cool mountain air.

3] No one but you knows your secret place. No one.

4] You are in total seclusion from that hectic place called “the
world”.

5] The water in the stream is crystal clear.

6] You can easily make out the face of the person you’re holding
underwater.

7] See! You’re smiling already!

What a relief, huh?