内容摘要：Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

There’s also no legal or ethical requirement to tell everyone you work with the nature of your leave.“Your coworkers don’t need to know why,” said Seth Turner, co-founder of AbsenceSoft, a leave and accommodation management solutions provider. “They just need to know, ‘I’m going to be here at this time, and I’m going to be gone at this time, and I’ll be back.’”

Have you overcome an obstacle or made a profound change in your work? Send your questions and story ideas to. Follow AP’s Be Well coverage, focusing on wellness, fitness, diet and mental health atHALLE, Belgium (AP) — Gilles Gui was looking for the magical purple bluebells that raise their heads each spring under the budding beech leaves of the Hallerbos forest, an annual explosion of color that draws crowds from around the world.

about wars, economic threats and other tensions, he found something else too: a sense of tranquility.“I notice that there’s a lot of silence in my head when I’m done,” Gui said. “Yeah, it helps me keep some peace in my mind, really just take my mind away from everything that’s going on.”

Spending time in nature, experts have long said, can be a balm in troubled times.

“From a stroll through a city park to a day spent hiking in the wilderness, exposure to nature has been linked toA woman who escaped the Good News International Church in Shakahola after she said she was sexually assaulted, enters a house in the coastal city of Malindi, in southern Kenya, on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Farmer and Presbyterian pastor Lee Scott pets one of the cows on his family farm, Laurel Oak Farm, in Butler, Pa., on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)Farmer and Presbyterian pastor Lee Scott pets one of the cows on his family farm, Laurel Oak Farm, in Butler, Pa., on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

A traditional dancer waits for the arrival of Pope Francis at Caritas Technical Secondary School in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)A traditional dancer waits for the arrival of Pope Francis at Caritas Technical Secondary School in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)