Journalist Rocky the Squirrel here –
Keeping his paws on the nuts of the world –
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Today April 16th is a day that Bacon’s mom can definitely wrap her arms around – National Stress Awareness Day. This day was created in 1992 sponsored by the Health Resource Network (HRN). They started this holiday to increase public awareness of the causes and cures of stress. And we all know that stress can come from a variety of different reasons: paying bills, work, children, schedules, car problems, friends – you name it and stress can come from it. And here in the United States with taxes being due yesterday, what better day to have this holiday then today?
Today is the day to acknowledge that you are stressed out and then do something about it. Go for a walk. Try some meditation. Try some exercise. Do some yoga. Just lay down and relax. Just for a bit, don’t concentrate on the wrongs in your life but concentrate on the things that you have to be grateful for. Shrug off this stress even if it is just for today. I know this afternoon me and Bacon are going to try yoga. Wish us luck – his downward pig pose is not something I’m looking forward to – chitter chatter!
Piglove 
easyweimaraner
04/16/2017 at 1:05 am
we will cook together and after a long walk the couch is ours… but to do Yoga together sounds interesting … I hope there is yogurt included too… the one with that tasty vanilla stuff :o)
Indira
04/16/2017 at 7:58 am
Best of luck for your yoga lessons. You both deserve hugs.
Piglove
04/17/2017 at 1:39 pm
Thanks so much sweet pal!! Sending you big time hogs and snout kisses. XOXO – Bacom
Indira
04/18/2017 at 11:38 am
XOXO and hugs dear.
sheilaenglehart
04/16/2017 at 7:59 am
I liked to create characters fashioned after someone or something stressful . . .
so I can kill them, more than once.
Piglove
04/17/2017 at 1:39 pm
OMP! What a brilliant idea. We love that my friend. XOXO – Bacon
Dennis the Vizsla
04/16/2017 at 2:09 pm
hello bacon its dennis the vizsla dog oh hay beleev me i am awayr of stress evry day!!! ha ha ok bye
Piglove
04/17/2017 at 1:42 pm
Here lately my friend, we can all so agree! XOXO – Bacon
Ladybuggz
04/16/2017 at 3:25 pm
I de-stressed by writing a story this morning about dressing up pets…..are you one of us???(you’ll like it) lol..:)
Piglove
04/17/2017 at 1:42 pm
Snorts! I am so one of you. XOXO – Bacon
David
04/17/2017 at 2:33 pm
Hope the stress is not tax related, lol. 🙂
Tails Around the Ranch
04/19/2017 at 10:05 am
Mom’s know all about stress! Hope your mum will be able to chill-lax a bit and stop playing with the stress monster. It always has the advantage and doesn’t play fair.😇
Piglove
04/19/2017 at 10:34 am
Amen to that my friend!! Stress should be a four lettered bad word! XOXO – Bacon
P.S. Sending ya’ll major hogs and snout kisses too sweet ones ❤