Sometimes you just want to scream, don't you? I know I do. Screaming, in and of itself, is not a terrible thing. Do you remember middle school and high school health class? They recommended having a screaming pillow. Find a think, fluffy pillow and scream your frustration out into the pillow. It helps us to release the build up and allowed us to lower our blood pressure. Seems silly, but we all know it works.
Well, as a stay-at-home mom that is trying to teach her children and work, I find that I often want to scream. I could get up and walk to my room, bury my face in a pillow, and let out a scream, but that seems like to much work. What I enjoy, is a good old-fashioned goat scream. In case you have never seen videos of goat screams (and even if you have) I highly encourage you to head over to youtube and search out some goats screaming. I'll wait... ... ... Okay! That was awesome, right! AAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!! Gutteral, yet high pitched. If you can replicate this scream in a time of frustration, your world will get so much better. I once showed my family videos of goat screams so that they understood how I felt in the moment. I didn't have to scream, but they thought it sounded just like me. Indeed it did. For a short time after that, if I was starting to fill up in the frustration level, I would simply look at the cause of my frustration and say, "Goat. Scream." They understood and eased up. The other night I was getting agitated and I opened my mouth to pretend a goat scream. Immediately, my daughter did the scream for me. Oh my word. It was hilarious! We did it again just to laugh. And that made me think. I know that God has my back. He is all I need, and all I ever will need. But he still chooses to give us people that help us through our times. Sure, our bodies need to release tension (like when we cry when we're angry because we're trying not to explode on someone else and then we get more frustrated that we let that person see us cry). But we also need someone in our corner. When we know that God is in our corner, it doesn't always help. We understand it, but we don't always feel it. And sometimes he shows us that he has our back by giving someone to goat scream for us. In today's world we have many things that lead to a build up of stress and anxiety. It is important to find ways to release it all out of our systems. And it won't always be that this ONE particular action will help. Sometimes we have a pantry full - running, boxing, goat screams, quiet times, crying. Sometimes we do two or three at a time - I don't recommend this for screaming and quiet time. Learn yourself. Learn what helps you release that frustration so we don't hold it in within us. Find your release, and find someone that will help you laugh when you are ready to explode, a person to explode with you. ** Thinking of adding a video of my daughter screaming for me. Look for it on facebook and instagram.
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