The Revelations of Stress

Hello Folks,

It is that time of the month again where some of us share our thoughts, and stories and place them all in Pantheus` hands for the normal editing, and pasting onto a site we all know as the Voice. I want to take a moment to invite free women out there to send in stories, or thoughts about the reality of this philosophy. We are always looking for able writers interested in participating with this e-magazine. Please read the guidelines before submitting your threads.

Nyre@home.com

The first part of this article this month is about a walkabout I took recently. It involved AOL, and a few message boards. I learned what a realmer and a mun character was, and frankly after all this time I was pretty overwhelmed. Folks actually go about to web sites, formulate a fictional person and cavort. There is no dedication to philosophy or reality, it is truly a thread of distinct gaming. I did not witness dice, or the like, simply the gamers, or mundane`s as they like to be known as, complaining about realists and protection of their rights to distribute, and moderate areas under this banner. I now see why the salon article and the latest web radio information is stated as one sided. If those areas are the source in which they found the majority of reference, there is no doubt in my mind why they would feel we are sick, and abused folks. I`ve given this a great deal of thought, and I could come up with only one explanation of Gor, and why it does exist in the today we live in.

Norman has simply reminded us of what we have always been.

I can`t break it down any more then that. Most know exactly what I mean, and the few that don`t will find out somewhere along the line themselves. Each path is different, and I believe creating a mun is of no value in the least to finding those answers. In fact it is a determining measure for where they will end up in the long run. With that said I want to bring up something in my life, and how I have been able to cope with this problem over the last few months.

Stress

By the dictionary stress is defined as "a mentally or emotionally disruptive or upsetting condition occurring in response to adverse external influences and capable of affecting physical health, usually characterized by increased heart rate, a rise in blood pressure, muscular tension, irritability, and depression." That is a pretty strong definition of what stress is, but how do we as women deal with stress in our daily lives? Being mothers, wives, employees, house cleaners, schedule managers, and various other titles is it any wonder why we find ourselves over stressed in present day. What is needed in this situation is to define, and understand the impact stress has on our lives, how to effectively deal with the problem hence instigate a solution, before the problem turns into a tragedy.

My day is a schedule of work, and raising children. Below is a day in my life:

6:00am - Wake up

6:15 - Coffee, with french vanilla cream, take out supper

6:30 - Shower and dress for work

7:15 - Wake children, feed them breakfast, prepare snacks, and toys for a day at the sitter

7:45 - Second cup of coffee, get materials ready for work, and shoes and coats organized

8:00 - Out the door, children drop off, and 40 minutes of crap radio induced driving to work

8:45 - Work

This varies now depending upon clientele. Usual home time is about 6:30 PM

6:45 - Dinner preparation

7:30 - Stories, bath-time for children

8:15 - bedtime for children

Now the fun begins!

9:00 - Organize house, clean up areas of need, dishes, vacuuming and the like

10:00 - Shower, if I am not to exhausted, work related items such as scheduling, complaints, and follow up on staff

11:00 - Bedtime for me

I work about 50 hours a week to maintain my home, and the needs required to run that home. I am not complaining about the life I lead, I am sharing it as an example of my daily habits. As a single mom there is no break from my responsibilities. The children count on me to be there for them, my boss counts on my reliability at work, and if by chance a woman has a relationship worked into the mix it adds to the tasks for the day. In effect you could say I have my share of stress mingled into all of this menu. I began to quickly realize that I needed more in my life, and that if I did not start to take me time I was in big trouble. I find it hard to reward myself with that focused attention because it makes me feel selfish. The truth of the matter is that we need to be selfish now and then, for our own mental health.

The solution to relieving stress is simple, reduce the load!

The basis of finding a quieter, and more fulfilled environment for you and family is balance. Rather then trying to do it all, break down the most important items of your day, and attempt to complete them, in other words don`t sweat the small stuff. You will get to it, its only a matter of time. Breathing, and walking has aided me so much in the last few months of this schedule I don`t know what I would have done without it. Meditating and focusing on relaxation is a sure fire way to lowering your chance of getting ill, and truly with so many folks counting on you, you can not afford the time off with a cold, let alone a major set back. Keep in mind that the world is filled with knowledge. We have at our fingertips the information highway, and many opinions, listed to aide us with disorders such as stress. Educate yourself on better ways to handle a high work load, and raising families. There are tricks to meal preparation, and work organization available to us astools, use them. And last but not least, take care of you, for the outcome of such a stance will only benefit those around you, and those you work with. It will make you a stronger, and more confident person in your activities through out the day. There is nothing fair about life, and we must learn as women that striving to keep it all together can only benefit our mates, and our families.

I wish you well.

Nyre