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What About Wednesday: Holding On To Stones
Once a week I ask the same bleary-eyed question: “What about Wednesday?”It’s my day to post whatever the hell I feel like, with no regard to fashion, eco-consciousness or, occasionally, even coherent thoughts.
Nine things I like to remember when I’m stressed out and overwhelmed:
- Sometimes, it’s just not fair. I can either stomp my feet and pout, or I can do something constructive about it.
- …and I should really do something constructive, no matter how cute I am when I pout.
- Running out of constructive options isn’t an excuse; “get over it” and “get out of it” are still viable options (a.k.a. quit bitchin’).
- Eight months ago, I quit smoking. I kicked that problem’s ass, and I can kick this one’s, too.
- The guy who screwed up my lunch order when I’m already stressed out, then copped an attitude about it, is probably stressed out, too.
- …or maybe he’s just an ass. Either way, being mean isn’t going to make him do his job better.
- Venting is only a good release if I find the right person – just one! - to vent to. (Talking smack about one friend to another is just bad form.)
- Looking up images of “stones” leaves one with tons of pictures of people…stoned. The hilarity abounds.
- Letting it get to me is like holding on to stones: it makes me feel powerful (look at all of this anger I can throw at you!) but it’s pretty damned exhausting.
We can all benefit from more ideas on how to deal with the stress of our busy lives. What are yours?
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Sometimes, the best feeling for me is a good cry. A REALLY good cry.
Granted, you can’t do that in public, so I sometimes just put on some loud music and dance it out.
But really… the crying helps.
.-= Jaime´s last blog ..Wall Street Journal: Seeking a Premium-Denim Fit in Affordable Jeans =-.
it might sound silly, but i’ve been looking more and more to the food i eat. eating lots of leafy greens, whole grains, and *nourishing* foods (as opposed to processed and junk foods) really helps to calm and relax you. if you put in good things, you get out good things, too. it’s not a cure-all, but it’s a start!
Ohh, it depends for me. It all depends on why I’m stressed.
Sometimes I work best under stress if say I’m designing.
But life’s personal stresses either see me running to find a rock to hide under and just “be” for as long as needed.
And like Jaime said, sometimes you just need a good old cry.
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i try to do something constructive that relates to it, even if it doesn’t fix it. work was really frustrating me the other day, so i updated my resume. just filling in my current job and responsibilities made me feel better, like i could find work elsewhere if i wanted to.
P =-.
.-= patty´s last blog ..poofie: @g_jones wtf, you offered!
This post can read my mind! While I was reading the first thing that cross my thoughts was the statement I try to repeat myself when I’m in a very bad “everything I do is useless” mood. that’s it “everyone has its own time to reach its objectives. you’ve got yours so there is no BEING LATE. recently I’ve found out that I can relax myself and clear my mind while I make order of my house..but it works for me probably only because I’m a little ossessive-compulsive;)
another thing in which I believe is “every now and then try to do something from your TO DO list, even if it seems very stupid” (for exemple leave a comment in one of your favourite blogs;))
great job by the way I love your blog!
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Yes, a really good cry helps tons!
After that I ask, what can I do about (insert problem/stress here) right now?
If my stress is directly related to feeling overwhelmed I ask, what can be eliminated from the line up? what is most important? I also remind myself that I just have to be “good enough”. This comes in handy to remind my perfectionist self that sometimes 1000% isn’t necessary.
I agree, having a good laugh helps out too!
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