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When life is stressful...
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Tinuviel
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When life gets stressful...all I want to do is go to a secluded place somewhere in nature with my Bible, and pray, and read, and stay there forever. But that's not being "in the world and not of it", is it? 
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JeniBean
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Willie - I go to the beach, walk, pray, sit, breathe it in for hours. Then I feel strong to go face the stress again.
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ember
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Yeah, the deep breaths. They help. But, they just don't seem to really come deep and fresh enough sometimes, do they? Like an elephant is sitting on your chest.
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BeyondET
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when i'm stressed, i play the guitar and sing.
or take a nap.
or watch funny videos on youtube.
I love strumming the six strings very relaxing no doubt and but of coarse playing my music
.. And a nice round of Golf fits the bill 
Yeah...very heavy and I think the elephant is not going anywhere. Maybe I'll just get used to it.
It honestly doesn't take much to understand why some people seek solace in drugs. I want, so badly, to get drunk right now.
Thanks. It's getting a bit better, day-by-day. Today, I went to visit a messed-up transvestite in the hospital that few seem to consider. It helped me as much as it did her.
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All I can play is the spoons. And my wife tires of that very quickly. LOLI love strumming the six strings very relaxing no doubt and but of coarse playing my music
I'm in desperate need of a massage.
I knew from way back how therapeudic they can be,
but I don't know if I can afford the professional type,
or even where to find one.
(And no, I don't even want to know about any 'massage parlor', lol)
I know I can GIVE a great massage, from head to foot,
but unfortunately not to myself.
And I just found out today I have to start PT (back, hip, leg)
but that''s no picnic, and massage isn't included
(I've never understood why. Two things that seem to help
alot of ppl are massage and aqua-therapy,
yet they're rarely prescribed,
and alot of insurances won't even cover them)
No, they just want to give you a painful workout of
stretching, bending, pulling, lifting.....
I'd rather take turns just laying there and
exchanging massages, but I'm lazy that way, lol.
Hey, a fellow spoon player! Don't know too many of us.
(None, really, lol)
I have a cheater set, too, but it's been a while.
I miss the folk/bluegrass days.
Sadly, no sweetheart here to bug, but maybe
someday we could get a little 'stereo spoons' going,
I'm sure your wife would love it!
Maybe she'll even do a little cloggin' for us, lol.
(Brother, I don't know what's upsetting you,
but whatever it is, I pray our heavenly Father
gives you solace, and grants you
the wisdom and peace you need,
and the situation gets resolved quickly,
with joy abounding back to Jesus.)
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FreeNChrist
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I always told my kids that when you feel crazy, and we all do sometimes, do something normal. I never specified what "normal" might be, and they never asked. It seems people just know. For some it may be as simple as getting a haircut and for another it may be going to visit someone in the hospital.
Every day is a new day with the Lord, and He gives us grace for each day as they come.
I made my own "cheater set" awhile back. I use them most of the time because I have them here on the computer desk, and can just pick the set up and go for it when a righteous tune comes on the background music I usually have playing. I'd like to get some nice maple jobs with the deep sound, but I'm not really that good to bother with it to that extent.
Thank you for the concern. It's heavy stuff, but nothing that many of us don't also have to deal with during our lives. And I know it will ease up in time.
If you need to talk to someone give tourist a call and just chat with him or you can talk to me too don't matter....Stress is a killer and none of us need it...
My cousin who chooses not to talk to me for months at a time called a yesterday and asked me if I still loved her more than once. I said yes, you are family of course I love you and at one point in the conversation I said I love you enough to yell at you and to allow you to yell at me.
You have to understand I don't fight or like to fight and usually will back down, become silent and shut down. But yesterday I fought and raised my voice and thought at times during the conversation that neither one of us were being very Christian, but when I told her about the loving her enough to yell part I heard a little giggle come from her at which point I said - Do you want me to come and help you when you have the back surgery or do you want to come and stay with me here in Florida? She said Yes, I want to come to Florida.
I said how in the world are you going to get to Florida from Indiana when your doctor has told you to be on your back for three straight weeks after the surgery? I will be happy to come to you and when you are able you can come and visit in Florida....
Well it was one of the craziest conversations we have had in years, but isn't that what family is? A bunch of people that love each other even though you drive each other crazy?
I await for my instructions from her as to when or if I go there or she comes here....I will believe any of it when I see it. But I am truly ready to do whatever she needs me to do.....Family you just got to love them......lol
My cousin who chooses not to talk to me for months at a time called a yesterday and asked me if I still loved her more than once. I said yes, you are family of course I love you and at one point in the conversation I said I love you enough to yell at you and to allow you to yell at me.
You have to understand I don't fight or like to fight and usually will back down, become silent and shut down. But yesterday I fought and raised my voice and thought at times during the conversation that neither one of us were being very Christian, but when I told her about the loving her enough to yell part I heard a little giggle come from her at which point I said - Do you want me to come and help you when you have the back surgery or do you want to come and stay with me here in Florida? She said Yes, I want to come to Florida.
I said how in the world are you going to get to Florida from Indiana when your doctor has told you to be on your back for three straight weeks after the surgery? I will be happy to come to you and when you are able you can come and visit in Florida....
Well it was one of the craziest conversations we have had in years, but isn't that what family is? A bunch of people that love each other even though you drive each other crazy?
I await for my instructions from her as to when or if I go there or she comes here....I will believe any of it when I see it. But I am truly ready to do whatever she needs me to do.....Family you just got to love them......lol
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cmarieh
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I agree. The past two weeks have been so stressful due to recovering from a recent injury that I could not do anything even though I attempted doing them anyway. I don't follow doctors orders very well.
Anyways, this past Monday and Tuesday I was slowly getting back into everything. My friend was so sweet and brought me the best peach and mango smoothie before leaving for our first class on Tuesday. She informed me that she had an appointment for the both of us to get our nails done after her test that afternoon, which I needed btw. I am so grateful that I have a friend who was concerned and wanted to spend a couple hours that afternoon with me. After doing this, it gave me so much energy that I sat at my computer and got caught up on all my work that I missed and made me feel somewhat normal again.
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skylove7
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Stress?
When all else fails....I just take my 'Welcome Back Kotter' lunchbox to town.....
The result is a life changing experience.
Lol
I'm just kidding
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wwjd_kilden
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I know the feeling of wanting to go for the alcohol... thankfully I get so easily sick that I KNOW it's not worth it.
I find it helps to find something less damaging but still "addicting" .... like chocolate, ice cream, peppermint, a particularly good tasting tea .... or just soaking in the sun if that's an option at the time (really, sunlight does amazing things)
I find it helps to find something less damaging but still "addicting" .... like chocolate, ice cream, peppermint, a particularly good tasting tea .... or just soaking in the sun if that's an option at the time (really, sunlight does amazing things)
Yeah alcohol is not a good idea. Drink plenty of water or fresh fruit juice and maybe pretend its alcohol while you cry until morning.
