Guest guest Posted April 27, 2004 Report Share Posted April 27, 2004 > This is really stupid, but... > > When my brother was about 4 or 5, he told me that if he was sad he > would just sing " heckle and jeckle, heckle and jeckle " over and over > again and then he would start laughing and not be sad anymore. > > I hate to admit it (and this is the first time I have done so in > public) but I have adhered to that suggestion for the past 33 years > and it still works for me. Call me weird if you want - I gave up > pretending I wasn't a long time ago. > > My brother is now 38 and I doubt he even remembers telling me that. > He'd probably deny it anyway. > > Good luck with the audit. Ours is coming up in August, about the > same time the baby is due. > > Greg > > > Greg, Being a musician, this one is kind of silly too: Next time you have a tune going in your head that you just can't stand and cant get rid of, try signing " Amazing Grace " to the tune of " Gilligan's Island " Does the trick every time LOL! Oh man, my music professors in college would have a cow! LOL Doug Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2004 Report Share Posted April 28, 2004 Greg and Doug, both of those ideas are hysterical! Thanks so much. Addy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2004 Report Share Posted April 28, 2004 > Greg and Doug, > > both of those ideas are hysterical! Thanks so much. > > Addy Addy, Glad to be of service. I read an article recently about stress and smiling. I am not making this up. It seems that the act of smiling is actually a stress reducer, even if you are not actually happy. The article started by giving an example of a long-distance track coach who told his runners to try to keep a smile rather than to clench their jaws, which is what they usually would do during a race. Apparently, the jaw clench is a tremendous stress creator, and can sap your body's strength, causing MORE stress and early fatigue, whereas a smile has a relaxing effect on your body. So, let a smile be your umbrella. You can quote me on that. Best wishes. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2004 Report Share Posted April 28, 2004 > --- In , " pyle456 " <coachmac@w...> wrote: > > Greg and Doug, > > > > both of those ideas are hysterical! Thanks so much. > > > > Addy > > Addy, > > Glad to be of service. > > I read an article recently about stress and smiling. I am not > making this up. It seems that the act of smiling is actually a > stress reducer, even if you are not actually happy. > > The article started by giving an example of a long-distance track > coach who told his runners to try to keep a smile rather than to > clench their jaws, which is what they usually would do during a race. > > Apparently, the jaw clench is a tremendous stress creator, and can > sap your body's strength, causing MORE stress and early fatigue, > whereas a smile has a relaxing effect on your body. > > So, let a smile be your umbrella. You can quote me on that. > > Best wishes. > > Greg Greg and Addy, Being a minister, I do know that the Bible says " A merry heart doeth good like a medicine " ) Science has proven that tt takes more muscles to frown than it does to smile! ))) smile everyone )) Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2007 Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 I try yoga deep breathing. You get sooo relaxed and I think it release endorphins in my brain, because I do feel all better after about 5 minutes of breathing. And I can do this at my desk at work, and nobody knows! Try it for stress relief. Sib Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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