Stress Relief For Suckers

I'm in the middle of a very stressful time in my life. I like to call it March... that's about the time after Spring Break when everything's due one after the other and I take a step back, look at it all and say to myself "Oh Dear God!!". To be honest, when I saw what was ahead of me after returning from Florida, I didn't think I could make it. But, here I am, March almost done, and guess what, I honestly think I should end my life :|

Just kidding, I would never do that, but no kidding, this stress is sending me through the roof. Im so agitated that one little thing off of my plan stresses me out, for example, every weekend at York U, parking is free, today I get there and the lot I always use is not free, luckily I had my wallet or else I'm pretty sure I would have closed my eyes, hit the gas and whatever happened from there well who knows.

Lately, I've been searching for ways of being more at peace with myself. Feng Shui being my new interests, and I've also taken an interest in reading up on Hinduism. I don't really have a religion and I'm half this from birth, and I figure it a good compliment to the Yoga I do twice weekly. So, in a way im looking towards spirtuality to reduce stress...

Lord knows the other methods are useless :| Now really... In my procrastination (which I shouldn't be doing) I decided to look up stress relief techniques. I find these: 1)Power Naps, 2)Exercise, 3) Staying Organized, 4)Eat Right 5)Warm Bath... this is my problem, If I had time for all these things, would I be stressed??? Nope! Im stressed cause I have no time to do my work, let alone sleep, eat, or soak in a tub. At least I still squeeze in the Gym Time, it helps to manage my restlessness.

Soothe My Soul

While on vacation in Florida, I happened upon this book Feng Shui for the Soul. I found it in a Health Food Store that my dad is a member of and since we had some store credit to use up, I figured hey you can't go wrong with books. The idea of Feng Shui always interested me but I never thought to delve further into it. Once I saw this practically free book on the shelf I thought here's my chance.

I finally started reading it today and it is very intriguing. Feng Shui is an ancient chinese practice of creating ones space to achieve harmony. The first thing that came to my mind as it does to others when thinking Feng Shui is how to position furniture in your home. But I have learned that its more than that. The principles of Feng Shui are such to reflect the soul, to be considerate of the souls desires, and to evoke peace and achievement within the self. As fluffy as that would sound to many, I really do believe that our personalities and behaviour are affected by the things that surround us. If we surround ourselves with negativity then we are destined to be grumpy and miserable. Such is true for the oppossite, if we surround ourselves with positive energy then we will be happy content people. This is why I'm not a fan of pessimism or people who can't seem to find the good in their lives. It does not take a book on Feng Shui to tell me that.

Im only on chapter 3 and so far I learned that in order to determine how our space should be designed we must search our souls and find the place that brings us peace. I tried this and so far I've come to the conclusion that my soul is restless. It wants to keep moving, keep trying new things, until it finds its place. One thing is for sure, crystal clear blue water soothes my soul and it takes all my will to resist jumping into deep rushing waters. It must be the Aquarius in me!!