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Christa M. Hines's avatar

What a great post, Kim! I couldn’t agree more—creativity, humor, (and often community) are the best antidotes to stress. I’ll have to see if I can dig up The Merry Wives online.

P.S. Did you read Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell? So good.

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Kim Bradley's avatar

Thanks, Christa! I loved Hamnet. Glad we have our writer community to help handle the stress. 💕

P.S. In the 1982 film version of The Merry Wives of Windsor, Richard Griffiths (Uncle Vernon of the HP films) plays Falstaff - he is hilarious!

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Ana Escudero Portal's avatar

Wow, what an article, Kim! Just got to know you through @MaïlisRay recommendations and what s surprise 🥰

Loved your style and the story. Such a great perspective on stress, which we tend to think of as a modern problem, but has been with humans since the development of consciousness.

Gladly following you for more stories and original advice!

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Kim Bradley's avatar

Ana, nice to meet you! Thanks for the kind words, and I love your take on the notion of overwhelm - I agree that stress really has been around since the development of consciousness. Well said!

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