For anyone out there that has attempted or mastered the art of meditation, oftentimes the suggestion is to close your eyes and picture yourself somewhere beautiful and relaxing. For me, I always picture myself at the beach. I’m sitting on the sand, facing out towards the horizon, watching the repetitive and soothing ebbs and flows of the waves peaking and cresting until they gracefully reach the shore. Initially, as I picture this wondrous and idealistic beach, I usually find myself edging quickly into a relaxed state. That is until my real world experience of beaches usually begins to creep in. As a ...