Did we really need the University of California researchers to tell us this? I have been hearing for years the ramifications of a stressful life. Hooray for science! We now have the enzyme responsible for life expectancy. Not yet good enough.
If we need a study, let's do one that will help us reduce our stressful lives. Telling me to reduce my stress levels is like telling me to be happy or just stop hiccuping or to calm down. You can't JUST DO IT. Suggesting that I do more meditation and exercise to reduce stress only makes the stress worse. I now need to find time to sit quietly in a room, thinking about all the things I could be doing were I not meditating.
Here are some stress-reducing ideas to study:
- Find a way to add 6 more hours to my day
- Scientifically develop a way to clone myself and use that clone at my discretion
- Make all drivers better when driving around me OR allow me to beam myself places like in Star Trek
- Ensure my tuition dollars will guarantee my son's career success
- Teach me how to squeeze this size 8 body into a size 4 dress without looking like a sausage
I could go on and on but I am experiencing a heightened stress level because I just realized this blog is linking to an article on Fox News and referencing Star Trek! God help us all.
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Fox News and Star Trek is a bad combination, Bon. All you need to do to reduce stress it turn off the bloody toggle switch men think we have.
ReplyDeleteHa. Nice advice. We should write a column on Stress Reduction by betty and bitsy.
ReplyDeleteDork bell!
ReplyDeleteBonnie, are there any studies pointing to a link between the demands of creating a daily blog posting and increased stress levels? Just wondering.
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