The last week of my life has been a blur. Between school, work and my internship I’m barely keeping my head above water. Throw in a wedding two states away, a wife who is in the middle of grad school, a big project due and a RPF (request for proposal) deadline, and it doesn’t seem that life could get more messy, but my normal 9-5 has also thrown out an unsurprising amount of challenges.
This isn’t a rant. Sometimes you just have to push through, try to enjoy what your doing and make the best of things. You’re going to snap—you might even have a meltdown but don’t give up. Let logic dictate your decisions and seek outlets for stress. I’m not talking about downing a bottle of wine each night. That’s not a healthy outlet. If your drinking a bottle of wine nightly, your problems are going to compound. You need healthy outlets. I mentioned in another post I do Yoga sometimes and it’s a life saver.
Sometimes I honestly don’t have the time for Yoga. I go to Yoga at the YMCA. I have to fight traffic to get there, it’s 10-15 minutes depending… And the class is about an hour. Some days I don’t have an hour and a half to spare. I get it. Maybe you’re like me most days, it’s hard to find the time.
So… find something less time consuming if that’s your excuse. Take ten minutes, pause and write a day’s reflection. Find a healthy hobby! That’s the key—healthy. How do you know it’s healthy? It makes you feel good about yourself, is uplifting and has a positive effect on your life. Play basketball at the gym or go for a 30-minute run. For me it’s the weeks like this where I need healthy outlets the most. When stress builds and you feel like your going to blow up, let it out in a healthy way.
Extra healthy tip—find your smile. Avoid people who bring you down and flock to the people who are happy and uplifting. Everyone knows that girl who is always smiling—stalk her. Okay don’t stalk her but find people like that and pursue friendships.
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