Stress— Gabriel Molina

Though I’m kind of writing this after the fact and I’m pretty much done with finals, yes those two weeks were absolutely stressful. I haven’t always been the greatest at dealing with stress. Not my strong point. I accomplish much more when I can work freely without pressure. Sadly that’s not often the case. In times like I just experienced, with rushing to get grades up and taking tons of important tests, I do a few things that work for me:

First of all, I try to pray as much as I can. I’ve experienced God come through for me in rough circumstances countless times. I invite Him into my struggle, as well as other people.

Second, music. Even without a ton of down time, I find moments to put on my headphones and listen to whatever music I’m feeling like. Usually it’s something pretty relaxing, chill-out music if you know what I mean.

Third, I’ve learned that there’s a point where you've just got to get up and do what needs to be done. Even though it really sucks, you’ve really got to make things happen. In those two weeks I had to study and do so much to get my grades up that I barely got to pick up my guitar. And it was horrible. But I know it’ll be worth it and it will pay off. And hey, now that summer’s here I’m going to have time again.

So those are my ways for getting through stress.