Stress Relief??

Stress Relief?
So...school is back in session, those of us that are "slacker" teachers ("must be nice to have the summer off!") are back to work, and life is back in full swing. As I sit and try to organize my never-ending schedule, I assume that everyone else is as well. Time to plan for the upcoming months, figuring in trips and visits with out-of-town friends, meetings, classes, rehearsals, not to mention exercise and just plain time to "hang out." It took me almost 35 minutes to plan 2 days a week with my friend Jay to train for the Turkey Trot, and can you believe that between the two of us and our hectic schedules, we still haven't been able to complete it?

My friend Jordan sent me a message today telling me all about his life, how he plans on opening a new business every year for the next 5 years (wow!) and talking about his fiancee and her children. Then came his reason for writing: Jordan wrote to ask me how I manage my stress. When it all gets to be too much, what do I do? I thought of all the normal answers; denial (of course), exercising, playing the piano, listening to calming music in the car, or running around in circles in the backyard like I did when I was little. It occurred to me that I don't really know the "best" way to deal with stress.


The question presents itself...Is there one absolute remedy, or does everyone have to figure out there own way to get through it???