I'm a Little Teapot
Short and stout . . .
When I get all steamed up,
I will shout . . .
I'm so steamed up right now and in desperate need of a healthy way to let it go.
When I get all steamed up,
I will shout . . .
I'm so steamed up right now and in desperate need of a healthy way to let it go.
Exercise doesn't do it for me. In fact, sometimes that makes it worse. (Endorphins and hormones, you know.)
Yoga doesn't do it for me. I get interrupted so many times that the bubbling frustration volcano in my gut begs to erupt.
Writing sometimes just stirs it all up over and over again.
Talking about it only makes others feel bad, anxious, worried, and so on.
So, tell me, what do you do to blow off steam?
Oh, and by that way, thank you all so much for your wonderful words of consolation and encouragement. My brother is doing better, though he still has a long way to go to recovery. It was a scary weekend full of ups and downs. It just goes to show that even healthy, young people can fall victim to pneumonia. So stay active, eat right, sleep well and see a doctor regularly.
Yoga doesn't do it for me. I get interrupted so many times that the bubbling frustration volcano in my gut begs to erupt.
Writing sometimes just stirs it all up over and over again.
Talking about it only makes others feel bad, anxious, worried, and so on.
So, tell me, what do you do to blow off steam?
Oh, and by that way, thank you all so much for your wonderful words of consolation and encouragement. My brother is doing better, though he still has a long way to go to recovery. It was a scary weekend full of ups and downs. It just goes to show that even healthy, young people can fall victim to pneumonia. So stay active, eat right, sleep well and see a doctor regularly.
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I also like to light a candle, put on one of those ultra soft throws, and listen to my little rock garden with a an electric pump that makes the water sound like a babbling brook. Better yet is an actual trip into nature. Either way, I take the scriptures and use the topical guide to look up specific topics that address things I am dealing with.
Scents also help me. Especially lemon and spice. I wear lemon verbena when I'm under stress, and kitchen spice wall flowers (from Bath and Body works) are comforting to me.
Massage is good, too. Or sitting on the back porch at night in a rocker, looking at the stars.
Writing a poem. Creating a serene space in my home with calming things I love around me.
Remembering joyful times with my friends and family and making a plan to create more in the near future. Getting together with my family of origin, which always grounds me.
Letting go of my need to control. Prayer.
Boy, this turned into a long list! Hope you find some relief soon. Hugs to you.
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I hope you get a few moments to yourself soon, and that things start getting on a "regular" track again. Good luck to you.
How do I blow off steam---a Cafe Rio salad full of awful calories& See's chocolates.
Oh and what my dad used to always remind me "This too shall pass."
Rachel
frozen yogurt, but sometimes that makes it worse.
i've thought about going to a movie by myself, but i haven't done it yet.
going to barnes and noble by myself. i have done that. it was extremely relaxing. it made me wish i drank coffee.
i like it when sean can take the kids and leave me alone in my house sometimes too, but that is rare occassion that it can all work out.
i want to try the movie idea the more i think of it...the dollar movies. yesssssssss. i think i'm onto something.