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Not the best way to start my week. As I was pulling out of the garage, I noticed that the passenger side front of the car was dipping pretty low. I groaned, knowing what that meant. Sure enough, I had a flatter than a pancake tire. Talk about killing half your day instantly. I had a lot of chores to get accomplished today, too. Ugh.

I hope everyone has a great Easter weekend. Spend some quality time with family and friends. Put the chores aside for at least Sunday, and go find something fun to do.

The word “Easter” is derived from the Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring, Eastre. Every year when the vernal equinox rolled around, a festival was held in her honor. Basically, spring was and still is viewed as a time of rebirth.

And before the Easter Bunny was called as such, he was known as the “Easter Hare.” Rabbits, of course, are viewed as symbols of fertility, and the Romans believed all life came from an egg. Children began hunting for eggs in the grass because they believed the hares had laid them.  And as for the dying of eggs–in ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome and Persia, they were dyed for festivals. And in medieval Europe, decorated eggs were given as gifts.

So, as you can see, our little habits of Easter are a culmination of many different cultures’ myths, beliefs and practices. It’s funny how, over time, we manage to lump everything together into one big ball, so we may enjoy a little taste of everything. Variety is the spice of life, as they say.

Most of us don’t realize we’re still carrying around tension — even when we think we’re not. Want me to prove it? There’s one simple method you can do to help you relax instantly to get rid of it, and it works.

Relax your forehead.

Feel better? It’s funny how much stress we carry in just that one area. Is this a result of us overthinking everything? Maybe a side-effect of this hurry-up world? From the moment we get up in the morning we practically have a string of chores to do before we even BEGIN WORK. If you can’t go to the spa, if you don’t have time to work out, if you don’t have time to do anything fun, if you’re trapped and just need a break, then do the one thing you can: control your reaction to the situation and don’t let it rule you.