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Stone is one tough lady. I can't imagine getting up that early in the morning. First of all, I love to sleep in until at least six. I don't care how beautiful it is outside or how good the coffee tastes. I doesn't beat sleep.

Still, meditation in some form, whether in prayer or communion with God, is important in my life and many other administrators I know. Many of us don't know how we'd do our jobs without it. I admit, I don't find or make an hour of uninterrupted time to spend in this activity, but I do catch spare minutes in the morning, in the car, at my desk, or at night.

I had to laugh when Stone talked about sitting in her chair with her coffee until the list of "need to be dones" stopped and the calmness came. When I go on vacation with my girlfriends to the shore, it is well into the second or third day until the feeling of nirvana hits. An hour just doesn't do it. Perhaps it is her daily ritual that allows her to get there so quickly. Perhaps that is the secret!