The stress and strain of constantly being connected can sometimes take your life -- and your well-being -- off course. GPS For The Soul can help you find your way back to balance.
GPS Guides are our way of showing you what has relieved others' stress in the hopes that you will be able to identify solutions that work for you. We all have de-stressing "secret weapons" that we pull out in times of tension or anxiety, whether they be photos that relax us or make us smile, songs that bring us back to our heart, quotes or poems that create a feeling of harmony, or meditative exercises that help us find a sense of silence and calm. We encourage you to look at the GPS Guide below, visit our other GPS Guides here, and share with us your own personal tips for finding peace, balance and tranquility.
Now that it's officially summer, all we want to do is enjoy the out of doors. Unfortunately, work or family or other obligations continue to require our attention, temporarily putting our adventures on the back burner. If you're stuck inside on this glorious day, take a few deep breaths and let these gorgeous scenes wash over you like warm sunshine itself.
GPS Guide: Summer Sunshine
(01 of11)
(credit:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Flickr" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9d48c3e4b03a1dcc864a69" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="20" data-vars-position-in-unit="22">Flickr</a>:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035750608@N01/522072241" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Matt McGee" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9d48c3e4b03a1dcc864a69" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51035750608@N01/522072241" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="21" data-vars-position-in-unit="23">Matt McGee</a>)
(02 of11)
(credit:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Flickr" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9d48c3e4b03a1dcc864a69" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="18" data-vars-position-in-unit="20">Flickr</a>:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/50797196@N07/5428846493" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="meghannash" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9d48c3e4b03a1dcc864a69" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/photos/50797196@N07/5428846493" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="19" data-vars-position-in-unit="21">meghannash</a>)
(03 of11)
(credit:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Flickr" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9d48c3e4b03a1dcc864a69" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="16" data-vars-position-in-unit="18">Flickr</a>:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93859251@N02/8824256134" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="WeloveWrayCastle" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9d48c3e4b03a1dcc864a69" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/photos/93859251@N02/8824256134" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="17" data-vars-position-in-unit="19">WeloveWrayCastle</a>)
(04 of11)
(credit:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Flickr" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9d48c3e4b03a1dcc864a69" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="14" data-vars-position-in-unit="16">Flickr</a>:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7174350@N05/8668602066" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Charlotte90T" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9d48c3e4b03a1dcc864a69" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7174350@N05/8668602066" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="15" data-vars-position-in-unit="17">Charlotte90T</a>)
(05 of11)
(credit:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Flickr" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9d48c3e4b03a1dcc864a69" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="12" data-vars-position-in-unit="14">Flickr</a>:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/16204926@N08/8014762778" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Broo_am (Andy B)" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9d48c3e4b03a1dcc864a69" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/photos/16204926@N08/8014762778" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="13" data-vars-position-in-unit="15">Broo_am (Andy B)</a>)
(06 of11)
(credit:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Flickr" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9d48c3e4b03a1dcc864a69" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="10" data-vars-position-in-unit="12">Flickr</a>:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78717559@N02/7975520624" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Sameer0406" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9d48c3e4b03a1dcc864a69" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78717559@N02/7975520624" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="11" data-vars-position-in-unit="13">Sameer0406</a>)
(07 of11)
(credit:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Flickr" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9d48c3e4b03a1dcc864a69" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="8" data-vars-position-in-unit="10">Flickr</a>:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/81909871@N08/8170858404" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="liss j" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9d48c3e4b03a1dcc864a69" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/photos/81909871@N08/8170858404" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="9" data-vars-position-in-unit="11">liss j</a>)
(08 of11)
(credit:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Flickr" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9d48c3e4b03a1dcc864a69" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="6" data-vars-position-in-unit="8">Flickr</a>:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59195512@N00/7276699986" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="THX0477" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9d48c3e4b03a1dcc864a69" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59195512@N00/7276699986" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="7" data-vars-position-in-unit="9">THX0477</a>)
(09 of11)
(credit:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Flickr" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9d48c3e4b03a1dcc864a69" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="4" data-vars-position-in-unit="6">Flickr</a>:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55947840@N00/9004108894" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="rvcroffi" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9d48c3e4b03a1dcc864a69" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/photos/55947840@N00/9004108894" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="5" data-vars-position-in-unit="7">rvcroffi</a>)
(10 of11)
(credit:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Flickr" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9d48c3e4b03a1dcc864a69" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="2" data-vars-position-in-unit="4">Flickr</a>:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78717559@N02/7567414726" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Sameer0406" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9d48c3e4b03a1dcc864a69" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78717559@N02/7567414726" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="3" data-vars-position-in-unit="5">Sameer0406</a>)
(11 of11)
(credit:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Flickr" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9d48c3e4b03a1dcc864a69" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="0" data-vars-position-in-unit="2">Flickr</a>:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58801150@N08/8735874772" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Vanessa Gerlach" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9d48c3e4b03a1dcc864a69" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.flickr.com/photos/58801150@N08/8735874772" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="1" data-vars-position-in-unit="3">Vanessa Gerlach</a>)
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