How Do You Handle Stress?
I was sitting in my office the other day, Finders Keepers on Riversdale Road, and looked up and noticed a woman on the far side of the café.
She looked familiar.
So familiar.
You know you know them but you can’t quite place them.
It has been ten years since I’ve lived in Melbourne so I had to dig quite deep.
Was it school, kindy, yoga????
And then it hit me, she was my old neighbor, at least I was pretty sure.
I finished my coffee and my blog and grappled with whether I would go and interrupt her.
I did.
What did I have to lose?
I excused myself and then asked if she had lived in my neighborhood.
She hesitated and replied yes with a quizzical look on her face.
I said, “It’s me Annie, Rachael, from Percy Street!”
She jumped up, screamed and gave me a massive hug.
We had such a lovely chat and I met her gorgeous son I had held as a baby just before we left for Singapore – now ten years old.
I am so glad I took the chance to go and speak with her. We exchanged numbers and rekindled a lovely friendship.
So why am I telling you this story and what has this got to do with stress???
Well, she said to me,
“ I noticed you sitting there typing away on your computer and I thought, I have never seen such a relaxed and content woman, I wish I could be like that!”.
So how do I stay so relaxed and comfortable, even in the midst of turmoil and uncertainty – which is my life right now?