Relaxation
There are probably a lot of things happening right now in your senior year. Applications, scholarships, grades, projects, etc. If you feel stressed, you would probably get nothing done, which will stress you out even more, which will get even more things undone. It is a horrible cycle in which we all struggle with. So here is a simple word that I believe is the key to not only a less stressful viewpoint, but maybe even better health and a better mindset: Relax. I know it sounds very simple and silly and you will think that it would be a waste of your time, but try it. It will only take 30 seconds of your time away. That is the equivalent of washing your hands with soap. You can relax with dirty hands, can't you? I promise you won't die. You can do it right here, right now as you read this post! Isn't that exciting???
How to relax:
- Make sure your surroundings are quiet. (If not, put some headphones on with some relaxing music.)
- Close your eyes.
- Think about things that give you happiness. Make sure it is something that makes you truly happy. (If you cannot decide if it makes you happy or not, that just gives you something more to think about, which is currently the goal here.)
- Take deep breaths in and out.
- Open your eyes when you are ready to continue life.
If you think you can relax for two minutes (wow, what a long length of time right?), then here is a nice challenge for you: clickity-click right here
Thank you Jether! I like how you sort of turn your post into a WikiHow or instructables. But I mean it in a good way! We ALL needed this, a way to just take the time and relax once in a while. Also, I failed the two-minute challenge right away. I closed my eyes, feeling very relaxed, but then after a while I would open my eyes to see if the timer went off but I still had a good minute and a half left. Nowhere close.
ReplyDeleteYou are not alone man. I failed that sucker once I heard the waves of the ocean crashing down. I did not know that there was any sounds, and so I was surprised by it.
DeleteI have a problem between step 3 and 4, it seems I fell asleep.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jether for the steps. Just to let you know I failed the two minute challenge right away! At first my speakers weren't playing any sounds so I had to figure out the problem. So I failed it right there. I eventually figured out that my headphones were plugged in and they were the ones that were playing the sounds. After I got the sound working I tried again. The results were not surprising. I failed because I fell out of my chair. However I was determined on finishing the challenge. Finally after like ten minutes I was able to do it and I ended up being super relaxed! :D
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