Stress relief & networking

I had a glorious massage. At the end of an afternoon, I was nothing more than a well-worn, fine piece of velvet left to dry gently in the sun. 

Then I returned to my life. I went from velvet to rusty scouring pad at the speed of light.

Both networking and stress relief should be a daily occurence. 

Networking	Stress  Relief
Daily activity	Daily activity
Must be done with someone	Can be done alone or with someone
Can reduce stress during tough times	Can reduce stress immediately
Requires contact information (depending on connection)	Requires medical history (depending on treatment)
Often free	Sadly, is not always free
Requires trust	Same
Has long term benefits	Same

Pledge to add 15 minutes per day for stress relief activities (meditation; a walk; etc.) with a few large activities like a massage thrown in. Combine networking and stress relief where possible and treat ourselves the way we try to treat our networks: with care and respect.