the other side of stress

in a recent chat conversation my dear friend, the queen of the faeries, talked about pushing through her process and being on the other side of stress. i loved that expression and wanted to explore what the other side of stress looks like here in my world.

the other side of stress, according to amy!

• deep breathing
• body movement, a slight dance in everything
• singing silly songs
• working in the garden
• clean counter tops
• enjoying cooking everyday
• sleeping at night
• allowing breaks for reading or dancing or yoga
• taking a daily walk with no intended purpose
• not getting grumpy with chaos for walking all over my lap
• allowing naps if necessary
• eating fresh healthy food (ever notice how stress makes you eat french fries?)
• not worrying about bills, or groceries, or anything as time has this expansive quality
• everything including time, money, energy has this feeling of enough-ness
• laughter come quickly and often
• everything feels easier
• awareness of space, and body and others
• everything looks and feels a bit more magical

i kinda love it here on the other side of stress... i think this list need to be made into a poster so i can be reminded how much nicer it is on this side.

what is on your list?