"Girl, them pounds ain't nothing but stress weight."
The word stress has become our favorite catchall word for whatever ails us. Got an ache? It's from stress. Gained (or lost) some weight? It's from stress. Our understanding of stress as underlying most of our body's predicaments is right in line with emerging research theory. More and more health researchers and practitioners are attributing diseases and ailments to high levels of stress in American society--on our jobs, at home, walking down the street, driving our cars. Some say stress may account for 85% or more of the diseases and other ailments our bodies manifest. So, what's a body to do? Take a break. Pray, meditate, take a leisurely walk in the sun, get a massage, talk, cry, take a nap, exercise, go outside and take a deep breath, breathe deeply wherever you are, take a trip, hire a babysitter for an evening, go dancing, or just don't do anything at all.
Today I will do something nice for myself to reduce the stress level in my life.
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