Recharging after a long week is important. In life, most stressors that we experience are inevitable. We may wake up with good intentions to have a stress-free day but life has other plans. Whether it’s something as simple as sleeping past our set alarm, due to pressing snooze one to many times or facing rush-hour traffic, especially when we’re already racing for time.
Stress is not always negative, we experience good stressors throughout our day as well. For instance, getting a promotion or raise at work, or receiving good news from our child or a love one, can increase our blood pressure, although it’s not coming from a negative source. With life’s stressors, we learn to adapt and push through tough times. Learning to cope with stress in a healthy way can produce positive outcomes, responses, and productivity. Also, coping with stress in an appropriate manner can increase our ability to live a healthier lifestyle.
5 ways to destress after a long week:
•Surround yourself with those who inspire, support, and love you. Dining out or hanging out after a long week can help you unwind. Being amongst people who foster your inner peace is important.
•Plan a spa day to focus on self-care.
•Spend the day in… at home doing nothing or catching up on some of the things that you’ve always put on the back burner.
• Listen to or watch something that brings a source of inspiration and encouragement to you to keep going.
•Plan, organize, and prepare for another week ahead. Preparation is the key to productiveness and success.
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