Healthy Inspiration from SparkPeople

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Sometimes, the best course of action is to just step back for a while and take a break. The first reaction to stress is often to work even harder to try and get rid of whatever’s causing it. Usually, this just fills more time with more activity, taking away options and causing more anxiety. When you’re feeling behind, when you lie awake nights wondering how you’re going to get everything done, when you start to replace what’s important with what’s urgent, that’s the time to slow down. Even when every instinct screams at you to speed up. Frantic action is rarely meaningful. Or very productive, for that matter. By taking a break, you can refocus and reenergize. Ironically, when you return, you can end up with the strength and awareness to get more done than ever.