| Sadie |
| (Weather Watcher) |
| Thu Sep 23 2004 01:37 PM |
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Re: Is Jeanne Growing?
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............do the best you can to redirect your reaction to the situation into constructive activities and thoughts. Hard to do, easy to say, but it is the only thing a human can do to make it better. I am stressed as much as anyone, and I admit it, but I try to counter that stress by participating in this forum, learning as much as I can about the forces at work, and maybe most importantly, preparing and executing a plan of action that will give me the best opportunity not only to survive, but to minimize my own property loss. Beyond that, I try and see the humor in the situation, you know, comic relief. It really does help me and I would suspect others such as yourself. I worry about the things I can do something about and do my darndness to avoid worrying about the things I cannot affect.
Try to convert your stress and frustration into something positive. *Finding* that positive substitute is both challanging and believe it or not, reduces the stress by diverting your attention to positive actions and thoughts.
As anxiety levels rise with the approach of Jeanne, these are words to remember. Thanx Richard. Excellent advice.
A heads up to any horse owners out there. There was a tragic barn fire in Pinellas County caused by bringing shavings into the barn to keep them dry. Spontaneous combustion. Lost 11 horses. Horrible story.