A little over a year ago, our own member Deanna Black shared some great advice about taking a step back whenever you get stressed by action on the farm, family life, business management...the list can go on and on.  But we are all better humans, co-workers, and neighbors when we can take a quick mental health break.  My personal favorite - find some beautiful flowers and inhale deeply.

Look UP Buttercup!

Often when we become sad or depressed, we want to curl up into the fetal position. Being sad is ok, Express it. Acknowledge it. Discover the source of it. However, if you catch yourself continuously wanting to curl up, Stand up and look up! Put your hands on your hips, maybe even to your low back and bend backwards. Any forward folding, calms the nervous system. If you keep going to this position it perpetuates a slowdown response. When you bend backwards, and I am not referring to any sort of Circ du Solei acrobatics, do a simple slight lift of the chest and you tap into the kidney area and your adrenal glands. Remember your anatomy? Adrenal, adrenaline... get a natural rush! You can do this seated and for multitaskers, go outside and do this looking up to the sun for your Vitamin D!

Other tips:

Rainbows!: Eat a rainbow of colors everyday. Yes, more fruits and vegetables!

Unicorns!: Set aside a time for creativity: puzzles, coloring, quilting, painting, anything nonwork related.

Dance! Have a favorite gotta move song ready to play.

Laugh! As much as I say unplug, having a few saved reels/TikToks that make you literally laugh outloud are great to get you out of your head. Make sure after you LOL you PTPD (PUT THE PHONE DOWN!) Don't keep scrolling for more and get sucked into the galaxy of lost time.

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