How do you Relieve Stress?

How do you relieve your stress? I think there are two ways we have to look at stress relief. The first is dealing with overall life stress and of course the self-care things we talked about yesterday like exercising and eating well and other things you do to take care of yourself help with stress relief. But I think we also have to have a plan for "in the moment" stress. How are we going to deal with the stressful things that happen to us as they happen? Here are a few of the things that I have been trying to do:

Take deep breaths. It seems too simple, but it really does help. A true deep breath comes in through your nose and fills your abdomen and then is released through your mouth expelling all that air. I've tried it many times and it usually really helps me get control of myself in a situation. The challenge is in remembering to do it in the moment! It is not always my first choice!

Movement. Sometimes taking a quick walk around the block or doing a short YouTube video helps me calm down and get myself back together.

Laughing: watching a short funny video clip or a funny sitcom helps. I really enjoy Jeanne Roberton's videos on YouTube. She is so funny and clean. I admire someone who can be funny without every other word being the f word. 

Practice Gratitude: reminding myself of my blessings often helps me when I"m stressed. 

What are some of the ways you deal with stress? Please share in the comments!