| My big city friends are always complaining about how | | | | of books, pamphlets, websites, and magazines |
| they have no time to take a break and when they do | | | | devoted to this topic and even the slimmest volume |
| they can hardly even relax. It takes a lot to come | | | | can be of great help, but for those that are averse to |
| down from the intensity of the days activities. How | | | | those outlets for whatever reason, there is a remedy |
| many times after a long day at the job have you | | | | for you. All you need is some quite, some alone time, |
| come home only to go over and over all that | | | | and some patience. At first you will think twice as hard |
| happened? Replaying the good and the bad until its | | | | about all you want to forget. Meditation is not easy, |
| time to start again? This is not the way to relax. This | | | | thus so many books, but once you calm down and get |
| only continues to increase stress or, at best, put it | | | | the hang of it you will see results. |
| aside for moments. | | | | But the body gets stressed as much as the mind, |
| What people need is an alternative that won't shock | | | | what can be done? Exercise is the best answer. |
| them. People need to find a way to relax that won't | | | | Working out will relax you when you've finished. Still, |
| put them through even more stress. Therde are many | | | | sometimes all you want is to let go and pounding |
| options available to people, depending on where they | | | | weights won't help. This is when you indulge and find a |
| live. But even if you do not have access to some of | | | | spa. Somewhere to get pampered. Obviously only the |
| the big city diversions there's a lot that can be done. | | | | wealthy can do this with frequency. But after you've |
| When people think about Buddhism they tend to | | | | been to one you can take home some ideas. Indulge in |
| remember that college roommate, the hippie one. Or | | | | the memory while you soak in a bubblebath at home. |
| maybe they think of those blowhard actors in | | | | There is a lot that can be done to relieve stress. It's |
| Hollywood with all their money. None of this helps | | | | funny, but one almost has to learn to relax in today's |
| when you need to relax. Meditation is an exceptional | | | | world. There are many healthy ways to do so... the |
| way to relieve stress. There are many ways that | | | | important thing to remember is that you must take the |
| Buddhists meditate but the crucial point is the discipline | | | | time to relax. Otherwise what are you working so hard |
| to do it and to continue to do it. There are a plethora | | | | for? |