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Easter Egg-travaganza: Road to Sweetness

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A student (Kayla Lee, sophomore) helps a young boy bring his plastic egg to life by adding a face to it.

By Sidonie Llewellyn

Staff Writer

This year’s EasterEgg-travaganza washosted on the Universitycampus by First YearExperience on April 12.The event was free toSaint Leo Students andcitizens from thesurroundingcommunities. Parentscame out pushing babycarriages, strollers, andholding tiny toddler’s inhand to partake in theannual Easter celebration.

Student volunteersfrom the University andProdigy, a charity basedorganization located in theheart of Tampa,contributed to the successof the event by helpingwith face painting. Somevolunteers helpedcustomize eggs accordingto each toddler’s request.Other studentsvolunteered with Radio

Disney while playingpopular Disney songs andhosting short games. Aftereach game, every childwon a prize to take home.

Around 1:30 thecountdown began for theEaster egg hunt. Patronslined the sides of the bowlin anticipation. When thewhistle was blown,toddlers shot off into thedistance while theirparents attempted to keepup. In less than fiveminutes, the field that hadbeen sprinkled with a fewhundred eggs was barren.

Parents stayed andtook pictures with theEaster bunny to add totheir photo collection.Other children colored afew Easter-themedcoloring pages whilepassing the time. A tacotruck was present forparticipants to purchasefood while they enjoyedthe rest of the day.

Excellence Day is anannual day that is setaside every Springsemester to displaystudent achievement.

“Academic ExcellenceDay is a time to showcasewhat every Saint LeoUniversity student hasdone that is intellectuallyand artisticallysignificant,” said Dr.Maribeth Durst, VicePresident for AcademicAffairs.

Academic ExcellenceDay took place aroundcampus: the Donald R.Tapia School of Business,Crawford Hall, CanonMemorial Library, LewisHall, and SelbyAuditorium. It was splitinto three sessions witheach being 50 minuteslong. The sessions werefollowed by an awards

ceremony to acknowledgethe academic achievementof outstanding students.

Senior Noelle Youngwas a performer andpresenter. She hadpresentations in thePsychology field, but shealso sang “Se tu m’ami, sesospiro” by GiovanniBattista Pegolesi.

“I was both excitedand nervous aboutpresenting at AcademicExcellence Day. I hadnever really doneanything like it, so I reallydidn’t know what toexpect,” said Young.

Freshman Rae-KwonAndrews attended a“Communications andMarketing” presentation.

“This presentationrelated well to myinterest, major, andpossible career field.

Overall, I enjoyed theday,” said Andrews.

Academic ExcellenceDay served as a day toshowcase the efforts andacademic achievements ofstudents from differentfields. It givesunderclassmen a goodidea of what theirexpectations will be oncethey reach their upperlevel courses.

The day of academicsessions were concludedby an awards ceremonyheld in the SCCBoardrooms. The roomwas mostly filled withfaculty and seniorstudents. Students wereacknowledged for theirhard work andextracurricular activitieswhile achieving successin school.

Academic Excellence Day

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Dramaturgy’s Everyman Invades SavannahBy Craig Graves

Staff Writer

On April 10, the Dramaturgydepartment embarked on a tripto Savannah, GA to perform onelast showing of the medievalmorality play, “Everyman.”

It was a long and tiringjourney in three vans: one forcargo and two for the cast andcrew. There was the party van ofsing-alongs and the comedic vanthat pretended to be elderly andcracked jokes. We didn’t arrive atthe hotel in Savannah until 1:30a.m. on Friday.

We were lodged in aCountry Inn & Suites, a reallynice hotel with kind staff. I amnot joking when I say this hotelstay was my favorite hotel stayin a long time. It was nice to be

able to hang out with friendsthroughout the night.

On Friday, we rehearsedthe show and lounged aboutuntil it was time for us to travelto the location of the showing. Itwas a park by a lake with a fewlarge pavilions. We were set upin the largest pavilion which hadwooden walls and a large brickgrill in the middle.

The audience for ourSavannah showing was amazing.They understood what we weretrying to convey with ourperformance of the play and themodernization we brought to it.Many of them laughed at thejokes written into the play andseemed extremely interested inwhat we were doing with thecharacters. I truly believe that allof our performances at theUniversity had led up to our performance in Savannah.

Everyoneinvolvedwith theproductiondid their bestwith theirparts andduties.

WespentSaturdaysite-seeingand shoppingfor souvenirs.We ate lunchat PaulaDeen’srestaurantThe Lady andSons. Ienjoyed themeal; it wasnaturallybuttery andfilling. Thewait staff wasexceptionallykind to ourlarge group.

We broke off into smallergroups to explore the town,visiting both shops andhistorical areas. I hate to say it,but I felt like a true tourist takingand posing for pictures withfriends and constantly countingthe heads of who I was with. It islike a miniature heart-attackwhen someone is missing fromthe group. It is really easy to getlost in Savannah.

Savannah is a trulybeautiful city full of differenttypes of architecture from Gothicto Romanesque Revival andGregorian to Second FrenchEmpire. The older parts of thecity are dotted with statues,fountains, and cobblestonedroads and paths. I would haveloved to spend more time inSavannah if it was at all possible,but I did enjoy the time I spentthere.

I’d like to say thank you toeveryone involved in making ourtrip to Savannah possible. Thankyou!

The cast and crew of "Everyman" felt at home in Savannah, GA thanks to Saint Leo University's

Savannah satellite campus.

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Local NewsSleep Deprivation: A College Nightmare

By Shawnee Arnett

ContributingWriter

We’ve all experienced it before:in a panic the night before a majorexam, the frazzled college studentstays up studying into the earlyhours of the morning, hoping thatwith the aid of coffee andflashcards, a passing grade mightbe possible. Even for the most wellprepared of students, the day to daypileup of class assignments, tests,club meetings and duties broughton by a part time job can make itseem impossible to manage even 5hours of sleep per night, let alonethe recommended 7 to 8 hours.

Despite the constant warningsabout proper sleep habits hurled atAmerican adults on a regular basis,according to the Center for DiseaseControl, approximately one third(35.3%, to be precise) of Americansreport being sleep deprived, gettingless than 7 hours of sleep per nighton a regular basis. Though theeffects of getting too little sleep canseem minor and inconsequential, inthe long run, sleep deprivation canactually lead to a host of other moreserious health problems later in life.According to WebMD, immediatenext day consequences of sleepdeprivation such as fatigue,inability to concentrate, poorcognitive function, and decreasedability to properly complete taskscan eventually make way for moreserious side effects such asdepression, high blood pressure,obesity, stroke, heart attack andheart failure, to name a few.

Those who experience sleepdeprivation are also just as likely tocause a car accident as those whodrive drunk, as sleep deprivationslows down reaction time andimpairs judgment much in thesame way that alcohol does. In fact,according to WebMD, “TheNational Highway Traffic SafetyAdministration estimates thatfatigue is a cause in 100,000 autocrashes and 1,550 crash-relateddeaths a year in the U.S.” Theproblem mostly lies with thosewho are below 25 years of age.Thus, it is important for people ofall ages to understand the risks ofchronic sleep deprivation and knowhow to achieve getting at least 7hours of sleep per night even with aheavy workload.

Though avoiding sleepdeprivation may seem impossibleat first, following these tips can helpanyone begin to get not only morehours of sleep every night, but alsoto improve the quality of sleepreceived, thus making for a morecomfortable next day and a betterquality of life overall.

A rearranged schedule may bein order

We all have certain activitiesthat we simply enjoy, such asplaying video games or settling intothat 10 hour Netflix marathon thatwas originally supposed to last 1hour. Other activities are absolutelynecessary, such as schoolassignments or tasks brought on bya job. It is important to identify

which activities are taking upprecious sleep time unwarranted.No, this is not a suggestion to cutout fun activities completely (theworld would be a scary placewithout them), but it is asuggestion to budget time moreefficiently. For instance, instead ofattempting to read the entirety ofMoby Dick in one evening followedby a quick stop to SparkNotes, 3hours of video games and 2 hoursof sleep, consider setting aside acertain number of pages of MobyDick to be read per day well inadvance of the due date. Factor in 7hours of non-negotiable sleep timeto that schedule, along with anyother time necessary for

assignments for other classes. Ifthere is any other time left overafter this, even if it is a mere 30minutes, use that time for a funactivity. If there is absolutely notime left and there is still a realstruggle to get everything done intime, consider dropping or puttingless priority on activities or groupsthat are not entirely necessary forone to be a part of. Even taking ashort hiatus from UnderwaterBasketweaving Club will be helpfulto one’s health if it means gettingmore sleep. Budgeting time muchin the same way that money isbudgeted allows for a more efficientschedule.

Avoid caffeine and exercise afew hours before bedtime

Though many use caffeine in alate night attempt to stay awake tofinish some sort of last minutework or another, caffeine canactually make problems a lotworse. The National SleepFoundation declares caffeine to be“the most popular drug in theworld” and with good reason:caffeine is found in a wide varietyof foods and beverages includingchocolate, coffee, soda, and tea.Most people do not understand theextent of its addictiveness until it ismuch too late. Because caffeine is a

stimulant, many people dependupon that cup of coffee to stay alert,only to experience headaches oranxiety (both symptoms ofwithdrawal) without it.Furthermore, the rush of caffeinelate at night will cause a surge inproduction for a short period oftime, only to lead to a crash shortlyafterward, thus requiring the userto take in more caffeine. Thisdisturbs a person’s natural sleepcycle and will affect his or herability to sleep properly.

Exercising too close to bedtimecan have a similar effect. Exercisecauses a rush of adrenaline and anincrease of blood flow, which causesa person to be more

alert and prepared for action. Thiseffect does not wear off immediatelyafter the exercise is finished, so itmakes the process of winding downfor bedtime much more difficult ifthe two are too close together.Opting for some soothing nighttimeyoga or even deep breathingexercises would be better inpreparing for bedtime.

Keep bedtime and wake uptimes consistent

This is one that can be quitedifficult for those with irregular orbusy schedules, but it also makes adramatic difference in the quality ofsleep for those who maintain thishabit. It is completelyunderstandable that it is no fungetting up early for an 8am class,and a wonderful treat to sleep in onthe weekends. Unfortunately, thesleeping in part does no one anyfavors. Though we humans alwaysenjoy testing and transcending ourlimits, we are still bound somewhatto our habits, and the sleep cycle isno exception. Getting up and fallingasleep at different times in the daydoes not allow the body to developa regular sleep habit, and thereforemakes it more difficult for one to fallasleep on any given night. When aperson establishes a regular time towake up and fall asleep daily, he or

she is allowing the body to developa sense of sleep time, and thereforeprepare to fall asleep much quickerthan those with no regular sleepschedule. Thus, more time is spentactually sleeping and less is spentstaring blankly at a wall andpuzzling over life’s little cruelties.

Do not remain busy until it istime to go to bed

Many students make themistake of working right up untilthey have passed out of exhaustionat 4am surrounded by a flurry ofpapers and with a textbook as apillow. The problem with this isthat any sort of activeness beforebed has a similar effect on the bodyas exercise or caffeine. The body isnot built for abrupt changes fromactiveness to sleep, so doinganything that requires a lot ofactivity before bed, be it mental orphysical, makes it more difficult tofall asleep and have a well-restednight. Instead of doing anythingstrenuous right before fallingasleep, cut off all serious activityand stop using technology at leastan hour before bedtime. Then, usethat hour for activities thatpromote calmness, such as taking abath, reading a soothing book, ordoing bedtime yoga. This allows thebrain to transition into sleep modemore efficiently and thereforeallows the person to spend less timestaring into the abyss whilewaiting to fall asleep.

The bedroom is for sleeping, notfor work

Many people use theirbedrooms as a workspace and evendo assignments while lying in bed.This seemingly harmless action isactually one of the worst things aperson can do in regards to sleephealth. When one does work in hisor her bed, the brain associates thatspace with work and is thereforemore likely to prepare for somelevel of stress when confrontedwith it. This makes it more difficultfor a person to get to sleep and stayasleep during the night. When aperson bans assignments and workfrom his or her bed, however, thebrain is able to associate the spacewith relaxation and sleep and istherefore more likely to prepare forsleep when confronted with it.Thus, it is very important todesignate a specific area to do worktasks, be it a desk or a table or sofa,and leave the bed for sleeping.

Though the task of gettingbetter sleep can be a daunting one,changing one’s habits slowly andgradually is helpful in that allowsthe change to be less abrupt andhopefully more permanent. Anentire lifestyle change overnightmay not yield the best results, butdoing something as small asavoiding one’s cell phone before bedcan do wonders and put a personon the path to better sleep health.With a bit of determination andwillingness to follow the abovehabits, it is possible to be on theway to a good night’s sleep in notime at all.

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Arts & Entertainment

By Brianna Llewellyn

Staff Writer

Is Facebook a Thing of the Past

By Austin Chiavaroli

Contributing Writer

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As technology becomes moreand more advanced, social net-working websites have advancedas well. In the beginning there wasMyspace. It was established in2003, and every user was friendswith a man named Tom Anderson.Other sites like Hi5 and Taggedwere popular as well.

Today, Facebook seems to bethe most popular social media site.“Do you have a Facebook?” or“what’s your Facebook?” seem tobe just as common greetings as,“how old are you?” or “what’syour favorite hobby?”

Still, some people believe thatas technology continues to moveforward Facebook will become justanother part of online history.Sites like Instagram have managedto remove status updates and getto the meat of the matter— pic-tures. Instagram users are able topost hundreds or even thousandsof images to even more followers.Unlike Facebook, a person isallowed to follow and be followedby millions of friends on socialsites such as Instagram andTwitter.

Some users may preferInstagram because of the easyusage. A user is allowed to take apicture, enhance the photo, andshare it with their friends in just amatter of seconds iIn contrast tosometimes having to use a thirdparty editor when uploadingpictures to Facebook or Twitter.Still, Facebook gives users more todo such as play games, write onfriends’ walls, and an abundance ofother options. At the end of the dayInstagram is just another exten-sion of Facebook because users

may use their Facebook i.d.’s to logon to Instagram. Furthermore, auser on Facebook can easily followlinks from their friends, and‘Instagramers’ cannot.

At the same time for somepeople Twitter is better. This maybecause a person is allowed tocustomize what shows up in theirnewsfeed by using the popularHashtag (#) service and findingthousands of users with the sameideas. This is an advantage thatTwitter and Instagram has overFacebook because as of nowFacebook does not have a hashtagservice to follow trends. However,there is a sidebar available withrecent news topics and updates.

According to Diffin.com,Twitter and Facebook are verysimilar, but some things aredifferent such as ability to setdifferent privacy settings forfriends and followers on Twitter.

Also on Twitter users are onlyallowed to use 120 characters perpost. Facebook allows users to postan unlimited amount of charactersin every status update.

This is not to say thatFacebook usage has declined. Manyusers still connect their Facebookto third party accounts in ex-change for easy and accessibleaccess to different websites withjust one click or touch. For ex-ample, if a Facebook user wants tomake a new Hulu account, Hulugives the option to link registrationinformation with a Facebookusername and password so thatthe person does not have to spendtime putting in the same informa-tion over and over again everytime he/she visits the site.

“I like Facebook cause that’sreally the only one I know how touse,” said Sophomore Sharon Cole.

Facebook has many different

advantages. Being that it becamepopular around 2008 many usershave gotten used to its interface.Also, Facebook has been linked toother websites, games, and moviesites so it is hard to expel Facebookfrom everyday usage. Facebookalso provides a passport aroundthe world, and into the homes ofchildhood friends and classmatesthat can hardly be replaced byother types of social media.

Facebook provides a platformthat is conducive to photo sharing,video chatting, free voice calling,private messaging, and a numberof other ways that help users bondwith people across the globe.

“I believe Facebook encom-passes the idea of every othersocial network. Also Tumblr,Instagram, Twitter, etc. are justextensions of Facebook,” saidSophomore Kayla Le

Despite the rise of other social media, Facebook is still the most popular site.

Fans of “The Elder Scrolls” gameshave waited for a year, and now thenew “Elder Scrolls Online” has beenreleased for consoles and PCs. Thisnew game is a massive multiplayeronline RPG like “World of Warcraft”and “Star Wars: The Old Republic.”People from all around the world canjoin the game and work with otherplayers as well, much like any othermultiplayer based game.

The setting takes place in thecontinent Tamriel, the setting for all ofthe Elder Scrolls games. However, theworld of this game is set 800 yearsprior to the other games throughoutthe series. The player can choosebetween four different types of classes:dragon knight, Templar, sorcerer, andnightblade. The dragon knight is adamage dealer, the Templar is a healer,the sorcerer is a magic wielder, andthe nightblade is an assassin. All of theclasses have their strengths andweaknesses, much like the oldergames, forcing the players to makeparties with other people to use theothers’ abilities to their advantage.

The gameplay involves an

abundance of quests for the player tocomplete. Quests can break off intomultiple shorter sequences, especiallythe quests that are part of the mainstory of the game. Players can spendhours exploring the massive openworld and starting side quests.

The game’s story is based aroundthe Daedric prince of domination andenslavement, Molag Bal. He hastraveled through dark vortexes inbetween worlds and has broughtdisaster onto the realms of Nirn andOblivion. It is the player’s goal toventure across Tamriel, helpingcitizens of other realms on the way,and reach Nirn and Oblivion to defeatthe evil prince. The player’s characteris also accompanied by three alliedarmies that shall march with them:The Daggerfall Covenant, The AldmeriDominion, and The Ebonheart Pact.All of these armies want to takecontrol over the Imperial City wherethe evil prince has taken siege.

The issues with the game are that,like most multiplayer online RPG’s,some of the quests can be either veryboring or drag on too long for theplayer to keep interest. The side questscan even have the player travel

farther away from the main questsmaking it more difficult to completethe game. The other downside to thisgame is that the enemies are strongfrom the start and can be hard to dealwith for the first few quests until theplayer is upgraded with betterweapons.

Even with its flaws, this game is aperfect addition to “The Elder Scrolls”series due to the large scale of land to

venture and the fun and dangerousmain quests that will have the playeron the edge of their seat. The game israted M for blood, sexual innuendos,violence, and gore. There are alsoaddons that can enhance theexperience for the player. Many loversof the MMORPGs or “The ElderScrolls” games will love this newaddition to their collection.

Have fun storming the castle with friends in Elder Scrolls Online.

Elder Scrolls Goes Online

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Health

By Shawnee Arnett

Contributing Writer

Relieving Stress For Today’s Student

College is a stressfulperiod in life, much like howthe sky is blue and water iswet. Students, especiallyaround midterms and finals,often get themselves into acycle of stressful events andbehaviors that they struggleto break. Habits that peoplepick up during stressfulperiods of life in order toalleviate it, however, oftenmake the amount of stressthat the person is facingeven worse. Here are sometips on how to avoid badstressful habits and how toeffectively relieve some ofthat stress instead.

Don’t let a ‘to do’ list takeup most of your thoughts

Often, when a person isstressed, he or she onlythinks about responsibilitiesand tasks that need to becompleted. Though it is goodto have an understanding ofwhat one needs to do and inwhat time frame, focusingon it too intently willactually make the problemworse. The responsibilitieswill often appear to be moredaunting than they trulyare, and the person couldend up struggling in otherareas because of thepressure. Despite thecommon misconceptionthat focusing only onresponsibilities acceleratesproductivity, it can actuallyhinder it because people justdon’t function as well whileunder a lot of stress. Insteadof this, incorporate a setamount of time in betweenresponsibilities to dosomething enjoyable. Takingsome time off to focus on ahobby or to simply relaxwill allow the person doingthese activities to feel a bitless overwhelmed, whichwill in turn make it easier tofocus when it is time tocomplete important tasks.

Listen to musicWhile some people

actually use music as a toolto help them focus, it can behelpful for others, too. Musiccan have a significantimpact on the mood of thelistener, and the right kind ofmusic can help to make aperson feel less stressedwhile they are listening andfor some time afterward.While working on a termpaper or completing a taskfor work, consider listeningto something soothing suchas light Classical (Debussy’sClair De Lune is a goodexample) or spa music. Onthe same note, try to avoidfast paced songs or musicthat is representative of aparticular negative emotion.Just as spa music can help to

calm a person down, fastpaced music can make aperson feel more stressed andoverwhelmed.

Remember to get exerciseExercise is often one of the

first regularly scheduledactivities to go (if it is done atall) when a person is stressed.Though exercise may seem tobe a time consuming burden,it can actually help inalleviating stress. Taking justthirty minutes per day toaccelerate one’s heart rate canhelp a person release some ofthat pent up stress energy,while a runner’s high (afeeling of euphoria that cancome along when a person

exercises more

strenuously) is a release ofendorphins. If the person isactually able to releaseendorphins due to strenuousexercise, he or she willinstantly feel better, asendorphins are known toalleviate pain and promote anoverall feeling of happinessand contentment. Do not beworried about going to thegym during a day when thereis little time to exercise,however. A person can getjust as much exercise bygoing for a run outside orworking out at home alongwith the help of an exercisevideo. This allows for moretime to be spent on getting theactual exercise, and less timegetting to the gym.

Make sure your workspace is clean and uncluttered

A messy work space isoften a sign of a stressedworker, as less time is spenton the appearance of one’sspace and more time is spenton finishing specific tasks.Though many would

probably argue thatworrying about cleaning aspace takes away fromproductivity, keeping the areacluttered can actually hinderproductivity. Clutter issuggestive of chaos, and aperson looking at that clutterwhen he or she is alreadystressed with work can makethat person feel overwhelmedand usually worried thatthere is more to completethan there actually is. Insteadof allowing a cluttered spaceclutter the mind, stop allwork for five to ten minutes.Take those few minutes tothrow away a few things orsimply put papers and othersupplies into neat piles. Even

if there is no time to do a fullreorganization, the small actof making sure thateverything is stackedproperly will help the spaceto look better, and thereforehelp a person to worry lessabout feeling overwhelmedor the daunting task of fittingin a total house or officecleaning while alreadypreoccupied with work.

MeditateWhen people think of

meditation, it is oftenaccompanied by images ofreligious or spiritualsignificance. Whilemeditation can be bothreligious and spiritual, it canalso be nothing more than anact of calming oneself. Soundbased meditation involves aspecific calming sound or acombination of sounds that aperson focuses on while in arelaxed state. People alsooften meditate withoutincorporating any sound; theact of just allowing one’sthoughts to disappear or

developing focused attentionfor a set period of time isenough. According to theNational Center forComplementary andAlternative Medicine(NCCAM), meditation canhelp a person cope withillness, improvepsychological balance, orenhances one’s health andoverall well-being. Thoughspecific evidence for changesin the body duringmeditation is not yet present,the National Center forComplementary andAlternative Medicine assertsthat meditation quitepossibly helps to promotegood health and could

possibly be helpful in treatingcertain diseases and illnesses.More research has to be donein order to support this claim.

Talk to someone about itOften, people deal with

stress alone rather thanspeaking to others about it.This can sometimes be helpfulif the amount of stress isminimal, but it can also bedetrimental to a stressedperson’s wellness and lowerproductivity. The simple actof speaking to another personcould simply allow a personto vocalize his or her stress,which can be cathartic. It canalso be helpful in that theperson one is speaking to mayknow a way to help withalleviating some of the stress.If life is getting toooverwhelming and stress is achronically occurring issue,consider seeing a counselor.Even if regular counselingsessions are not in order, acounselor can help a personto develop coping skills andredirect time management

problems.Learn to say noIt’s easy for a person to

get caught up in a stressfulsituation and accept moreand more responsibilitiesfrom others in an attempt tobe as productive and helpfulas possible. The issue comeswhen a person has so manyresponsibilities that none ofthem get done properly, oreven if one of them suffersbecause of it. It is far better todo a high quality job on a fewtasks than to performminimally on several tasks. Ifa person is feeling that he orshe has too manyresponsibilities than it ispossible to keep up with, thatperson should reevaluate allof his or her responsibilitiesand consider cutting some ofthe least important ones.Avoid accepting moreresponsibilities unlessabsolutely necessary, andlearn to say no to people, evenif it is difficult. It is far betterto disappoint someoneupfront and give that personthe opportunity to findsomeone else to complete aspecific task. Otherwise, youare not only making life moredifficult for yourself, but youare also putting anotherperson in a bad situation if itis impossible for the task to becompleted well or on time.

Learn to laughLaughing may be the last

thing that a person wants todo when dealing with somuch stress, but it can bevery helpful in promotingone’s well-being. Laughteroften releases endorphins, thesame chemical that isreleased during a runner’shigh. Endorphins help toalleviate stress, and can alsoinstantly put a person into abetter mood. The simple act oflaughing is not enough,however. When a personactively finds and enjoyssomething that makes him orher laugh, it makes lifeenjoyable as well. Considerwatching a funny video, ortelling jokes with friends, orvisiting a comedy website onthe internet. This will notonly help a person findsomething to laugh about,but will also positivelyimpact one’s mood, whichwill in turn make stressorsseem to be a bit less daunting.

Stress is a commonoccurrence in people’severyday lives and is oftenunavoidable at one point oranother. However, ratherthan suffering through stressand dealing with the physicaland psychologicalconsequences of it, everyperson has the power tomake life a bit moreenjoyable, even if it is only fora few minutes.

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