~:[CH8 - Day 349]:~ De-stress

~:[CH8 - Day 349]:~ De-stress

Life is full of challenges, it's full of deadlines, and it's full of disappoints. You'll get sick,  you'll get tired, and you'll just want to find a place to hide for a bit. Although I passed that stage with the end of the banquet, I know the future holds more of these moments, but also opportunities to de-stress. The world is full of people who will bring you down, who will try and take advantage of you, and try to stomp on you to try to get ahead, but don't let them fool you. This world is full of more people who are there for you than not. The ones who try to get an edge are a minority in this world full of people waiting to help and step up to help you. They are the de-stressors. Today was a busy day. I had a list of things to do, but in the end, I connected with a number of people who reminded me how wonderful life is and all the great things that exist here. They are the ones you eat with, grab a tea with or just chat with. There's no need to impress, as you just have to be yourself and you truly are at ease. I don't like to be out in big groups, but with a handful of people I know, it's the way to connect without being overwhelmed. Although I bounced from meet up to meet up today, it was worth the effort as each provided me with more of a reason to smile and more of a reason to relax. Although today was not a stressful one, any leftover stress slowly began to fade away and what was left was just me. The checklist is mostly done and now it's just time to cruise through the week and it was made much easier with the help of all those who lifted me  up today.