Stop and Relax!

This week has been a very interesting week. I have had three friends faint in public this week. One friend that told me she was pregnant. One very close friend that currently lives in Hawaii and experienced an insane Tsunami! And me of course catching myself stressing over stupid things before going into another panic attack. There are so many things we all have to worry about within a day that it makes us feel our lives are absolutely insane! Have you ever just told yourself to stop and relax?

Yesterday I told myself to stop and relax because I literally just stressing over nothing. Everyone I think needs to stop and relax every once in a while. If not then I would just figure you are going to burst or go nuts eventually. But what I consider healthy on keeping your mental stability in line is to at least take 30 minutes to 1 hour of your day to stop and relax. I feel it is very healthy to do this because it allows the body recoup itself and also allow you as human being to do what you need to do for your body. If it means go play a game of basketball, sleep, watch a movie, watch a TV show, make a snack, will only help yourself from not running out of energy. You might say I dont have that kind of time. Well if you work at a desk all day, you can always stop and have a small snack, stretch at your desk, make a phone call to a family member and catch up. There are many things to do with a few minutes of relaxing. Take the time to actually relax and enjoy life.

Here are some things that would help anyone within their everyday life:
1. Drink up to 8 glasses of water a day
2. Make sure you are getting enough sleep.
3. Try to make time to relax. Stressing will cause muscle tension and tighten the voice.
4. Make sure you get some type of physical exercise in daily.
5. Keep nutrition in mind. Never skip a meal. Your body needs consistent nourishment for you to go with your daily schedule. The more busy you the more important this is! Avoid high fatty foods. (This is a hard one for everyone) Fats take alot of your energy to digest.

There are many more things I could put on this list but those are just basics. We all have to be careful what we do to our bodies to make sure we are physically, mentally, and emotionally healthy because if we are not then we will not be able to keep going. We all need to take time in our day to stop and relax. If you are not doing this now. Try it you might like it.

Though life is like a Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride, WE have the power to stop and relax. Be creative with that time when you relax. You could work on an art project. I have a latch hook I work on every once in a while I take these breaks. If your passionate about a sport or an art, during your break go enjoy that passion! If you need to just take a nap, take a nap. There are so many things we can do with our time. Take advantage to stop and relax.