Friday, April 29, 2011

Crafts and Stress Relief

Aside from the reason I mentioned in yesterday's post about repetition in crafting being a key factor in stress relief, there's also the fact that when crafting, you need to focus on the item you are making. You take your mind off your worries, whether you expect to or not, unconsciously, while you pay attention to the pattern, or the design, or the project, or color choices, whatever.

During that time, you give your mind, and heart, and even your tense body, a rest from your troubles. Stress tenses all these areas in your life: mind, heart, body, soul. Crafting takes your mind off your troubles, while helping you feel good about yourself by what you are doing.

If you are making the item for a gift, you are producing a warm fuzzy for a friend, relative, loved one. If you are crafting for a charity project, you are doing a noble work. And if you are doing it for some side money, you are performing a worthwhile task.

No matter how you look at it, crafting helps to relieve your stress.

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