Coming home from our Canadian road trip—one I haven’t experienced since I was five—I feel something I don’t usually feel at this time of year: peace. Usually, this is when the anxiety starts creeping in. School is approaching. Schedules go from almost nonexistent to overflowing. Life speeds up so quickly that sometimes it feels like there isn’t even room to take a breath. But this summer, being on the road gave me permission to slow down.