Stress and Sunshine

Today I was frazzled because I felt under pressure about taking a test/quiz online.  I was up before the crack of dawn (4:30am) and tried to access the BCCC website.  No luck, the site was down.  I tried all morning, still no luck.  The test/quiz was not posted until late yesterday, so I was not able to take it then; and it has to be taken by Saturday midnight.  I will be setting up massage chair tonight at No Excuses Fitness by Kelly, so I won't be able to take it tonight.  I will be sitting with Mary tomorrow morning until 1:00pm Saturday.  Then Danielle (my daughter) is coming over for her birthday dinner after that.  So I will not be able to take it until late on Saturday, if even then.  So today was all I had.  After my Advertising class at BCCC, I came home and tried again to get on.  No luck.  Feeling a bit stressed and not in control, I decided to take a walk.  The sun was shining for once and the walk did me wonders.  The sun has lots of vitamin D that our bodies need and brightens our mood.  I got halfway down my road when I felt the stress virtually lift from me.  I heard the birds chirp, the sun felt warm on face, and the trees were beautiful with their leaves starting to turn vibrantl colors.  By the time I returned, I was feeling no stress and light hearted.  I sat down to my computer and tried logging into the BCCC website.  Finally, it came up and I was able to take the test.  The stress is gone for now.  I always feel better when I get out in the sunshine.  I read somewhere, not too long ago, that Pennsylvania has one of the highest rates for depression because of the lack of sun here.  So I am going to make sure I get out in it as much as possible.  I hope you will too.