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    <title>stress &amp;mdash; The Poet Sky</title>
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    <description>Poetry for people who could use a little kindness</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:51:49 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>It Can Wait</title>
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[Life happens fast&#xA;It hits hard, crushes us&#xA;So sometimes&#xA;you&#39;ve gotta take a step back&#xA;&#xA;This memo&#xA;That message&#xA;Those bills&#xA;Do they need to be dealt with now?&#xA;Or will they still be there?&#xA;&#xA;It doesn&#39;t feel like it&#xA;The constant pressure yells&#xA;&#34;DO IT NOW!&#34;&#xA;&#34;THIS IS IMPORTANT!&#34;&#xA;&#xA;But you know what?&#xA;&#xA;You are important&#xA;So if you need a break&#xA;Take one&#xA;Because all of that life&#xA;&#xA;It can wait&#xA;&#xA;#Poetry #Life #SelfCare #LifeAdvice #YouAreImportant #Stress&#xA;!--more--&#xA;&#xA;(C) 2024-2026 Sky Starlight CC BY-NC-SA&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;div id=&#34;cusdis&#34;/]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Life happens fast
It hits hard, crushes us
So sometimes
you&#39;ve gotta take a step back</p>

<p>This memo
That message
Those bills
Do they need to be dealt with now?
Or will they still be there?</p>

<p>It doesn&#39;t feel like it
The constant pressure yells
“DO IT NOW!”
“THIS IS IMPORTANT!”</p>

<p>But you know what?</p>

<p>You are important
So if you need a break
Take one
Because all of that life</p>

<p>It can wait</p>

<p><a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:Poetry" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Poetry</span></a> <a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:Life" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Life</span></a> <a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:SelfCare" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">SelfCare</span></a> <a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:LifeAdvice" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">LifeAdvice</span></a> <a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:YouAreImportant" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">YouAreImportant</span></a> <a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:Stress" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Stress</span></a>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2024 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>At Peace</title>
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[I close my eyes&#xA;and feel the soft breeze&#xA;right in this moment&#xA;I’m at peace&#xA;!--more--&#xA;The waves rock my boat&#xA;on the quiet seas&#xA;here alone in the blue&#xA;I’m at peace&#xA;&#xA;The sun is shining&#xA;the storm has ceased&#xA;here, I can breathe&#xA;here, I’m at peace&#xA;&#xA;Sometimes, you have to escape&#xA;and put your mind at ease&#xA;find a safe space&#xA;and let yourself be at peace&#xA;&#xA;#Poetry #Life #LifeAdvice #Stress&#xA;&#xA;(C) 2024-2026 Sky Starlight CC BY-NC-SA&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;div id=&#34;cusdis&#34;/]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I close my eyes
and feel the soft breeze
right in this moment
I’m at peace

The waves rock my boat
on the quiet seas
here alone in the blue
I’m at peace</p>

<p>The sun is shining
the storm has ceased
here, I can breathe
here, I’m at peace</p>

<p>Sometimes, you have to escape
and put your mind at ease
find a safe space
and let yourself be at peace</p>

<p><a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:Poetry" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Poetry</span></a> <a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:Life" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Life</span></a> <a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:LifeAdvice" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">LifeAdvice</span></a> <a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:Stress" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Stress</span></a></p>

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      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2023 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Dance</title>
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[When life threatens to overwhelm&#xA;Why not give something new a chance?&#xA;Take a step back from all the stress&#xA;and do a little dance&#xA;!--more--&#xA;It doesn’t have to be much&#xA;You might have to hide&#xA;But it’s okay to take a break&#xA;Even if it’s just inside&#xA;&#xA;Move to the rhythm of your own song&#xA;Fly away with the birds on the breeze&#xA;Dance through the fields with butterflies&#xA;Swing with the monkeys through the trees&#xA;&#xA;When you come back to earth&#xA;Your troubles will still be there&#xA;But when you take time to dance around&#xA;You might find they’re a lot easier to bear&#xA;&#xA;#Poetry #Life #Stress #YoureAStar&#xA;&#xA;(C) 2024-2026 Sky Starlight CC BY-NC-SA&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;div id=&#34;cusdis&#34;/]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When life threatens to overwhelm
Why not give something new a chance?
Take a step back from all the stress
and do a little dance

It doesn’t have to be much
You might have to hide
But it’s okay to take a break
Even if it’s just inside</p>

<p>Move to the rhythm of your own song
Fly away with the birds on the breeze
Dance through the fields with butterflies
Swing with the monkeys through the trees</p>

<p>When you come back to earth
Your troubles will still be there
But when you take time to dance around
You might find they’re a lot easier to bear</p>

<p><a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:Poetry" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Poetry</span></a> <a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:Life" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Life</span></a> <a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:Stress" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Stress</span></a> <a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:YoureAStar" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">YoureAStar</span></a></p>

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      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2022 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Stop and Breathe</title>
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[When life presses in&#xA;from above, from below&#xA;from all around&#xA;stop and breathe&#xA;!--more--&#xA;When you’re suffocating&#xA;drowning in stress&#xA;overwhelmed by responsibility&#xA;stop and breathe&#xA;&#xA;When there’s too much to do&#xA;and time’s running out&#xA;when your heart keeps racing&#xA;stop and breathe&#xA;&#xA;Even when life happens fast&#xA;you still need to take care of yourself&#xA;take the time to relax&#xA;take the time to stop and breathe&#xA;&#xA;#Poetry #Life #Stress #YoureAStar&#xA;&#xA;(C) 2024-2026 Sky Starlight CC BY-NC-SA&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;div id=&#34;cusdis&#34;/]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When life presses in
from above, from below
from all around
stop and breathe

When you’re suffocating
drowning in stress
overwhelmed by responsibility
stop and breathe</p>

<p>When there’s too much to do
and time’s running out
when your heart keeps racing
stop and breathe</p>

<p>Even when life happens fast
you still need to take care of yourself
take the time to relax
take the time to stop and breathe</p>

<p><a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:Poetry" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Poetry</span></a> <a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:Life" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Life</span></a> <a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:Stress" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Stress</span></a> <a href="https://thepoetsky.com/tag:YoureAStar" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">YoureAStar</span></a></p>

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      <guid>https://thepoetsky.com/stop-and-breathe</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2022 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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