One of the most valued skills is to turn a problem on its head and come up with a new way of looking at it.
When you stand on the beach, you look at the ocean. When you are in the ocean, you see the beach.
Driving out to the ocean is a lot different than driving on the Toll Road. The channels out to the ocean are marked with buoys.
The one rule that most of us remember is "Red, Right, Returning." That means keep the red buoys to your right if you are returning from the ocean.
The speeds on the water aren't nearly as fast as they are on the Toll Road.
There are a lot of reasons for that, but often the most important is that people in a boat are trying to enjoy the scenery. At least most of the time that is true.
There are fishermen hurrying to a special fishing hole or people trying to beat the weather, but the purpose of a boat running out to the point is often pleasure no matter what time of day.
There isn't much pleasure driving on the Toll Road.
I am not sure that the Toll Road can give you another perspective on anything.
Removing yourself from the world of roads and putting yourself in a boat which responds to winds, currents, and your piloting will give you a different perspective of getting from one place to another.
That break in your routine along with having to adapt to new challenges is one way to fire up the memory cells and come back to work with a new perspective that might help solve some old problems.
These are some coastal pictures that might give you a new outlook on life.
