9 Ways to Silence Your Stress

How do you deal with daily stress?
I think we all deal with stress in different ways.
It’s all about figuring out what works for us.
For example, let me tell the difference between:
→    Me
→    My mom
→    My dad
In my case, I can’t stay without daily exercise.
If I don’t move my body every day, I immediately feel stressed.
Exercise, for me, it’s like bringing calm directly to my mind.
But not everyone loves the gym like me.
For example, my mom’s stress reliever is gardening.
From vegetable gardening to taking care of her flowers — especially orchids.
She literally manages her stress by doing that.
Totally different than me.
I would be stressed all day if my stress reliever was gardening.
I don’t like it.
You know what I mean?

On the flip side, my dad’s stress relievers have always been:
→    Walking up and down the Dolomites (where my family lives)
→    Or doing some woodworking
He’s an artisan (a tiler), so of course he loves art.
I’m very bad at manual art — so it couldn’t be my stress relief.

Now, what I wanna tell you with that?
Simple: all of us have our own way to deal with stress.
In my opinion, it’s all about:
→    trying different things
→    and becoming aware of what makes us calm.
And of course, it has to be something doable on a daily basis.
Of course I love spending time on the shore of some lake.
But I can’t do it every day.
You know what I mean?
The gym is close to my home — I can go there whenever I want.
You can try:
→    Reading
→    Journaling
→    Meditating
→    Talking to your cat
→    Sleeping more, and better
It’s all about figuring out what works for you.
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