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“If I’m ever feeling tense or
stressed or like I’m about
to have a meltdown,
I’ll put on my iPod and
head to the gym or out
on a bike ride along Lake
Michigan with the
girls.”
—Michelle Obama
HUFFINGTON
04.28.13
“If I have something
that I’m dealing with
that’s causing me a
lot of stress, my mind
goes to architecture.
I walk around the
yard and start thinking about what I need
to do to the house
structurally.”
— Brad Pitt
to Parade in 2009
to Marie Claire in 2008
“The things in life
that used to almost
kill you, stress
you, depress you,
make you sad, make
you afraid — they
have less and less
power. It’s like
you’re building
up a flak jacket of
protection.”
—David Lynch
told The New York Times about his
Transcendental Meditation practice
“Stress is something
that’s created in the
mind, basically. It’s how
we look at things. Our
greatest defense against
stress is the ability to
change our minds;
to change our thinking.”
— Goldie Hawn
told Katie Couric on a recent
episode of her talk show, Katie