Bella had heard somewhere that the majority of healthcare issues had the root problem of stress. She knew from personal experience that this was likely to be true, and for a while now she had wanted to do something about it. She decided to take matters into her own hands and start finding ways that she could destress herself and therefore make her life easier.

Of course she knew there were easy ways to unwind, and she wanted to find these out. But she also knew of one big way that would help her. Her father had left his boat to her when she died, and she had been keeping it in boat storage for a couple of years. She thought now would be the perfect time to get it out of boat storage and take it out on the water. Bella loved being on the water, and she thought it was a waste that the object of her possible unwinding could be sitting in boat storage somewhere instead of out being used. So this is exactly what she did. She went to the boat storage company where it was being kept and took it out on the water. Being alone for such an extended time was therapeutic. Bella found she could think about anything for any amount of time she wanted. She did not have to feel rushed. And she did not return it to boat storage until the end of the day when she was satisfied that it had done her the utmost good.

Of course, Bella realized that not everyone had the luxury of being a boat owner. There were other ways, of course, to destress. On days when it was too rainy or the weather was clement, Bella found other things she could do to calm herself down from the hubbub of everyday life. She dedicated a room in her house to being simply for quiet time, like a library. No television or radio or phone was allowed in this room. Only books, magazines, and a CD player for quiet and relaxing music. Bella knew that she could personally get a lot of good out of something this simple, and that other people might only have to think a little bit to come up with something just as relaxing for themselves.

Sometimes, though, Bella felt like something else when she needed to unwind. Sometimes sitting quietly did not seem to do the trick. For these times, she came up with other solutions. Once, she planned a movie night with her girlfriends. This gave her companionship and entertainment, a great way to forget the stresses of work and anything else, and laugh and converse with others.

Several other times Bella would call up a friend and they would go play tennis, or go to the gym and get out their stress in physical exertion. Bella found that there was nothing as relaxing as being physically tired at the end of the day, and being able to sink gratefully into her bed at night. Physical tiredness forced her body into sleep, making her mind stop whirring and thinking of finances and other issues at night, a problem Bella sometimes had.

With these and many, many other tips, Bella found that there were unlimited ways to destress yourself in everyday life. Her only problem now was choosing which ones to use, and when.