I'm a Stress Reliever... :-)

What an odd day...

First I had to go to a Women's Conference at my company. I'm so 'not' a corporate type but there i was in a room of 200+ corporate type women. We were all at tables of about 6-8. One of the group sessions was to talk about what is stressing you about work, family etc.... I was the only one at my table that had nothing to say. I kept thinking, thinking, thinking. I really wasn't 'stressing' about anything. They all thought this was amazing. I told them, 'Stress is a choice. There are alot of things i could be stressed about right now but i choose not to be. If i can't change it, why worry about it? If i can, then i do something about it.' They looked at me like i was bit odd. Had they asked me that question a week ago i would have had a different answer but i realized last week that stress is a choice. It will control you, only if you let it.

A little later in the morning we had another group session and they were talking about how guilty they felt leaving at the end of the day. They felt like they should stay at the office! I said, 'Are you kidding me?!' I told them, 'I have absolutely no guilt leaving here. I give them eight hours, they give me a paycheck. It's a fair exchange.' I said, 'You guys need to hang out with me for awhile, you'll be alright!' They laughed. I told them, 'It's just a job. And that's the way i look at it.' They don't and i could see that. For the majority of them their entire identity is wrapped up in their job. For them, they are what they do and that's sad. I made them laugh most of the day so I figured that's why i was there. To remind them to laugh a little.

I took a break not too far into the morning and came across a lady about to have an asthma attack in the hallway. I stayed with her till she was better and calmed her down a bit. I thought it was a bit odd that i had just happened to come across her at that exact time.

Then i get home and get to hold a baby! My neighbor's grandson is visiting. He's about 7 months old and adorable! She said, 'He cries alot!' I said, 'He won't cry with me. Let me hold him.' She gave him to me, he grabbed my finger like he knew me, laid his head on my shoulder and sighed. I told her, 'Ok. I'm taking him with me!' He didn't cry once. She even went into her apartment and closed the door thinking he'd start crying when he didn't see her. He didn't. He was trying to talk to me! *lol* He laid there like he was at home. When i had to give him back i told him, 'It was very nice meeting you!' He gave me the biggest, toothless baby smile! That was the best part of the day!

I tend to be put exactly where i need to be, when i need to be there whether it's soothing stressed corporate women or stressed babies. What about you all?