The rigors of your personal and professional obligations can become exhausting today, leaving you feeling stressed and withdrawn. You may feel compelled to retreat into your home or some other private, secluded place in order to determine what has negatively impacted your emotional equilibrium and thrown you off balance. Solitude, however, may offer more than a break in your daily routine. Alone, you may discover that your stress is the result of your having lost touch with yourself. Seclusion can be the balm that soothes your exhaustion and offers you an opportunity to rediscover who you are and the scope of your values. Today can be the perfect day to allow yourself the luxury of engaging only in those activities that revitalize your spirit.

Rejuvenating your well of inner peace can be as easy as spending a small amount of time each day reconnecting with yourself away from worldly distractions. Our lives are filled with so much noise, and we interact with so many diverse souls each day that it is easy to lose ourselves in the cacophony. In the stillness of a personal sanctuary, your quiet inner voice will become once again audible. Slowly, as you reacquaint yourself with your soul, you'll recall your values, likes and dislikes, and purpose -- all of which are regularly overshadowed by outer world concerns. Your mental and physical selves will be reintegrated, and you'll emerge refreshed and relaxed. You will recover your sense of balance and inner peace today when you reconnect with yourself in solitude.