{"id":9368,"date":"2018-04-19T11:43:34","date_gmt":"2018-04-19T16:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nearariver.com\/?p=9368"},"modified":"2026-09-10T11:23:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T15:23:09","slug":"some-good-near-a-river-bj-rae-encouraging-words-eagle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bobbiejrae.com\/nearariver\/some-good-near-a-river-bj-rae-encouraging-words-eagle\/","title":{"rendered":"Do Yourself Some Good"},"content":{"rendered":"

Want a simple way to do yourself some good?\u00a0 Here it is.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Right now I am dealing with a very stressful situation.\u00a0\u00a0Several people have asked me how I am coping with it.\u00a0 Well, I have been exercising my usual coping mechanisms. Praying, walking, writing, and playing the piano. \u00a0But I have also been doing myself some good by singing in the shower.<\/p>\n

Did you know that singing in the shower does you lots of good?\u00a0 It does.<\/p>\n

First of all, when you sing to yourself, you help your emotions recall a fundamental period in your life.\u00a0 When you were a baby, your parents and other caregivers sung lullabies to you to calm you, and singing to yourself reminds your brain of this positive activity.<\/p>\n

Second, researchers have found that singing leads to an improved immune system.\u00a0 So if you sing, you are less likely to catch the latest bug.\u00a0 This is a good correction for the damage that last night\u2019s worrying and poor sleep might have done.<\/p>\n

Third and most importantly, singing to yourself does your heart some good.\u00a0 People who sing have lower cortisol levels than those who do not.\u00a0 Medical research has linked cortisol to stress levels as well as stress levels to heart health.\u00a0 If you want your heart to be healthier in the long run, sing your heart out!<\/p>\n

Fortunately for me, my singing does not disturb my husband because he is hard of hearing and our dogs do not mind, either.\u00a0Hopefully no one in your home will mind if you sing in the shower, too.\u00a0 If you do this, you will lower your stress levels so you can cope better with whatever is going on in your life.<\/p>\n

I know that singing in the shower has gotten a bad rap, but I do it anyway.\u00a0 I turn up the radio to my favorite station or put in a favorite cd, and then I sing my heart out.\u00a0 So as I shower, I am cleaning my body and my soul.<\/p>\n

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