OOPSIE DOOPSIE

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I’m here to talk about stress. Life stresses. Work junk. Personal hassles. Everyday blahs.

You’re familiar. I can tell.

Picture this: Your day is just starting out and it’s an early hour. Nothing out of the norm. You feel great. Get in that groove. Woo! Get it.

You have your “To Do” list drafted, cup of coffee seated as your right hand man, email inbox open, music starts to play…

Then it happens. What is it?

EVERYTHING.

It’s not just one thing. It’s a million things. Did they come at once? Maybe. Maybe they decided to do a fun game of “water board the innocent”. Drip, drip, drip. Just enough timing between the last task to really start getting under your skin.

What do you do?

Well, you could endure it, you brave soul. OR you could do something about it. I’m often aware when this fun little game of “Let’s ruin Ann’s day” is approaching, so I know that I need to grab hold of it tight and knock it to the ground before it gets the best of me … on most days.

Recipe for {anywhere, anytime} relief:

Take 1 moment + 2 hands away from all technology + 3 steps back  + 4 stretches {neck, shoulder, arm, leg} + 5 focused deep breaths

Simple. Honest. True. It doesn’t take much, but if you can do this for yourself during those moments that seem less than desirable, the smile will come back to your face.

AND if that doesn’t work, this should work just as good. Trust.

How do you cope with or overcome stress?