\nLaughter helps you relax and recharge.<\/strong> It reduces stress and increases energy, enabling you to stay focused and accomplish more.
\nHumor shifts perspective<\/strong>, allowing you to see situations in a more realistic, less threatening light. A humorous perspective creates psychological distance, which can help you avoid feeling overwhelmed.<\/p>\n
From\u00a0http:\/\/www.helpguide.org\/articles\/emotional-health\/laughter-is-the-best-medicine.htm on August 31, 2015.<\/em><\/p>\n 3. \u00a0Just wishing does not restore your energy level to that of a 18 year-old. I was discouraged until I remembered it was up to me to take responsibility for building up my energy. I chatted with my medical provider and devised a plan that works for me. Then I implemented it and found that, low and behold, my energy level was increasing. Anyone else remember Chicken Fat, the exercise routine mailed to every school in the nation way back when Kennedy was president?<\/p>\n 4. \u00a0Going to coach football with your third and fourth grade team on a hot and very humid day is not a good way to test your resilience. It felt great to reconnect\u00a0with my players So, what\u00a0have I\u00a0learned?\u00a0\u00a0Use guided imagery when you need to step away from stress; laugh often, particularly at yourself; step up and take responsibility to\u00a0restore your energy to pre-surgical levels (or to increase your energy at any time); and don’t let wishful thinking push you to do too much too soon.<\/p>\n Keeping checking our blog. We will be posting one or two new articles a week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I’m back! I am back in the office after a month-long sabbatical for elective surgery. I seem to be here with all the necessary components…mind, body, spirit. Recovery\u00a0is a great time to open your mind to new things.\u00a0\u00a0Everyone’s healing and learning curve will be different, of course.\u00a0These are the highlights of my experience. 1. \u00a0Guided […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n![\"Last](\"https:\/\/wholeperson.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/photo-16-300x169.jpg\")
\nand the other two coaches. Thank goodness I had enough sense to bring tons of water and to admit that I needed to sit down every once in a while. Next week I plan to wear more appropriate clothing (it is frequently hot and humid in Minnesota during August) and try not to run up and down the field every time they get the ball.<\/p>\n