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    <title>topic ‘Tis the Season to Curb Stress: Tip #9 Me Time in Leave a Health Tip</title>
    <link>https://community.aarp.org/t5/Leave-a-Health-Tip/Tis-the-Season-to-Curb-Stress-Tip-9-Me-Time/m-p/2438315#M505</link>
    <description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-right" image-alt="TIS TIP.jpg" style="width: 200px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.aarp.org/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/76156iC15F7BD647D5FFC5/image-size/small?v=v2&amp;amp;px=200" role="button" title="TIS TIP.jpg" alt="TIS TIP.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;A href="https://stayingsharp.aarp.org/activities/me-time-relax-stress/?intcmp=COMM-OC-SS-TOPIC-HLTH-TIPS" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Making time for yourself&lt;/A&gt; will help lower your stress and anxiety levels. Find an activity you enjoy. Take a break by yourself. Sometimes just 15 minutes of alone time is enough to reset and re-center yourself, so you can handle everything you need to do. Find ways to clear your mind, slow your breathing and restore your inner calm. Some options include:&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;UL&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;Reading a book&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;Meditating&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;Listening to soothing music&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;Going for a walk&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;/UL&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Share ways you like to give yourself me time by leaving a reply.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Check out the other tips and kick that holiday stress to the curb!&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;UL&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="https://community.aarp.org/t5/Leave-a-Health-Tip/Tis-the-Season-to-Curb-Stress-Tip-1-Plan/m-p/2431901?intcmp=COMM-OC-SS-TOPIC-HLTH-TIPS" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;'Tis the Season to Curb Stress: Tip #1 Plan&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="https://community.aarp.org/t5/Leave-a-Health-Tip/Tis-the-Season-to-Curb-Stress-Tip-2-Set-Boundaries/m-p/2432707?intcmp=COMM-OC-SS-TOPIC-HLTH-TIPS" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;'Tis the Season to Curb Stress: Tip #2 Set Boundaries&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="https://community.aarp.org/t5/Leave-a-Health-Tip/Tis-the-Season-to-Curb-Stress-Tip-3-Moderation/m-p/2434140?intcmp=COMM-OC-SS-TOPIC-HLTH-TIPS" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;'Tis the Season to Curb Stress: Tip #3 Moderation&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="https://community.aarp.org/t5/Leave-a-Health-Tip/Tis-the-Season-to-Curb-Stress-Tip-4-Practice-Gratitude/?intcmp=COMM-OC-SS-TOPIC-HLTH-TIPS" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;'Tis the Season to Curb Stress: Tip #4 Practice Gratitude&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="https://community.aarp.org/t5/Leave-a-Health-Tip/Tis-the-Season-to-Curb-Stress-Tip-5-Exercise/m-p/2436095?intcmp=COMM-OC-SS-TOPIC-HLTH-TIPS" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;'Tis the Season to Curb Stress: Tip #5 Exercise&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="https://community.aarp.org/t5/Leave-a-Health-Tip/Tis-the-Season-to-Curb-Stress-Tip-6-Get-Enough-Sleep/m-p/2436117?intcmp=COMM-OC-SS-TOPIC-HLTH-TIPS" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;'Tis the Season to Curb Stress: Tip #6 Get Enough Sleep&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="https://community.aarp.org/t5/Leave-a-Health-Tip/Tis-the-Season-to-Curb-Holiday-Stress-Tip-7-Practice-Kindness/m-p/2436749?intcmp=COMM-OC-SS-TOPIC-HLTH-TIPS" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;'Tis the Season to Curb Stress: Tip #7 Practice Kindness&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="https://community.aarp.org/t5/Leave-a-Health-Tip/Tis-the-Season-to-Curb-Stress-Tip-8-Spend-Time-with-People-You/m-p/2437686?intcmp=COMM-OC-SS-TOPIC-HLTH-TIPS" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;‘Tis the Season to Curb Stress: Tip #8 Spend Time with People You Enjoy&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;/UL&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;For additional brain health tips and tools, visit&amp;nbsp;&lt;A href="https://stayingsharp.aarp.org/?intcmp=COMM-OC-SS-TOPIC-HLTH-TIPS" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Staying Sharp&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;now.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2021 15:29:35 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>AARPRachelA</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2021-12-29T15:29:35Z</dc:date>
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      <title>‘Tis the Season to Curb Stress: Tip #9 Me Time</title>
      <link>https://community.aarp.org/t5/Leave-a-Health-Tip/Tis-the-Season-to-Curb-Stress-Tip-9-Me-Time/m-p/2438315#M505</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-right" image-alt="TIS TIP.jpg" style="width: 200px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.aarp.org/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/76156iC15F7BD647D5FFC5/image-size/small?v=v2&amp;amp;px=200" role="button" title="TIS TIP.jpg" alt="TIS TIP.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;A href="https://stayingsharp.aarp.org/activities/me-time-relax-stress/?intcmp=COMM-OC-SS-TOPIC-HLTH-TIPS" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Making time for yourself&lt;/A&gt; will help lower your stress and anxiety levels. Find an activity you enjoy. Take a break by yourself. Sometimes just 15 minutes of alone time is enough to reset and re-center yourself, so you can handle everything you need to do. Find ways to clear your mind, slow your breathing and restore your inner calm. Some options include:&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;UL&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;Reading a book&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;Meditating&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;Listening to soothing music&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;Going for a walk&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;/UL&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Share ways you like to give yourself me time by leaving a reply.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Check out the other tips and kick that holiday stress to the curb!&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;UL&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="https://community.aarp.org/t5/Leave-a-Health-Tip/Tis-the-Season-to-Curb-Stress-Tip-1-Plan/m-p/2431901?intcmp=COMM-OC-SS-TOPIC-HLTH-TIPS" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;'Tis the Season to Curb Stress: Tip #1 Plan&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="https://community.aarp.org/t5/Leave-a-Health-Tip/Tis-the-Season-to-Curb-Stress-Tip-2-Set-Boundaries/m-p/2432707?intcmp=COMM-OC-SS-TOPIC-HLTH-TIPS" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;'Tis the Season to Curb Stress: Tip #2 Set Boundaries&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="https://community.aarp.org/t5/Leave-a-Health-Tip/Tis-the-Season-to-Curb-Stress-Tip-3-Moderation/m-p/2434140?intcmp=COMM-OC-SS-TOPIC-HLTH-TIPS" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;'Tis the Season to Curb Stress: Tip #3 Moderation&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="https://community.aarp.org/t5/Leave-a-Health-Tip/Tis-the-Season-to-Curb-Stress-Tip-4-Practice-Gratitude/?intcmp=COMM-OC-SS-TOPIC-HLTH-TIPS" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;'Tis the Season to Curb Stress: Tip #4 Practice Gratitude&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="https://community.aarp.org/t5/Leave-a-Health-Tip/Tis-the-Season-to-Curb-Stress-Tip-5-Exercise/m-p/2436095?intcmp=COMM-OC-SS-TOPIC-HLTH-TIPS" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;'Tis the Season to Curb Stress: Tip #5 Exercise&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="https://community.aarp.org/t5/Leave-a-Health-Tip/Tis-the-Season-to-Curb-Stress-Tip-6-Get-Enough-Sleep/m-p/2436117?intcmp=COMM-OC-SS-TOPIC-HLTH-TIPS" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;'Tis the Season to Curb Stress: Tip #6 Get Enough Sleep&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="https://community.aarp.org/t5/Leave-a-Health-Tip/Tis-the-Season-to-Curb-Holiday-Stress-Tip-7-Practice-Kindness/m-p/2436749?intcmp=COMM-OC-SS-TOPIC-HLTH-TIPS" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;'Tis the Season to Curb Stress: Tip #7 Practice Kindness&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="https://community.aarp.org/t5/Leave-a-Health-Tip/Tis-the-Season-to-Curb-Stress-Tip-8-Spend-Time-with-People-You/m-p/2437686?intcmp=COMM-OC-SS-TOPIC-HLTH-TIPS" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;‘Tis the Season to Curb Stress: Tip #8 Spend Time with People You Enjoy&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;
&lt;/UL&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;For additional brain health tips and tools, visit&amp;nbsp;&lt;A href="https://stayingsharp.aarp.org/?intcmp=COMM-OC-SS-TOPIC-HLTH-TIPS" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;Staying Sharp&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;now.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2021 15:29:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>AARPRachelA</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2021-12-29T15:29:35Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: ‘Tis the Season to Curb Stress: Tip #9 Me Time</title>
      <link>https://community.aarp.org/t5/Leave-a-Health-Tip/Tis-the-Season-to-Curb-Stress-Tip-9-Me-Time/m-p/2438420#M506</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Playing my acoustic guitar gives me real pleasure and relaxation. I love the challenge of learning a new song or a new riff. &amp;nbsp;It helps improve my memory and challenges my mind with something new. I love playing any chance I get.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2021 14:45:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://community.aarp.org/t5/Leave-a-Health-Tip/Tis-the-Season-to-Curb-Stress-Tip-9-Me-Time/m-p/2438420#M506</guid>
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