- I run. It is incredibly therapeutic. Sometimes I take my dogs with me and sometimes I run with my husband, but I never listen to music while I run because I like to immerse myself in the outdoors and just let my mind be free. Running in the morning and watching the sun rise as it paints amazing colors on the mountains is a fantastic way to start any day. When I'm under more pressure at work my runs become even more important. Along with the immediate benefit of a runner's high, running also keeps me in great shape and in good health, energizes me during the day, and helps me sleep better at night.
- I practice Transcendental Meditation in the morning and afternoon (20 min. each). I can do it at work if I have to come in early and/or stay late because all you need is a chair and a sign on the door that says "please do not interrupt; available in 20 minutes"
How Do I Manage Job-Related Stress? It's simple: I don't work.
I'll tell you, being forced not to work for the past year and a half has been liberating. I wake up when I want; I do what I want in a day, and I've been more productive and happy than any other time in my life, despite the crushing debt looming large in my mind.
- There is, or was, no better way to lose myself & step out of the world of mayhem that we practice in, than to go to my beloved Gulf Coast to watch and listen to the waves roll in & walk along the beautiful white beaches & watch the gulls & birds play. A few days to a week along the Alabama Gulf Coast or Northwest Florida coast would do wonders for my mind, my body & my soul - anytime of the year. It was my therapy & fortunately, not too far from my front door to run away for a long weekend when needed. Sadly, those days are history, I'm afraid.
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