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OFaNll BAreBakUDGET WELL-BEING
Have a blast this fall break—
without breaking the bank.
VACATIONS DON’T HAVE to involve exotic locales or expensive adventures to be great. Sometimes you just need a few days to relax
with your family and a good book. Pack the kids into the car and head to one of these one-tank destinations.
CALLAWAY RESORT & GARDENS PROVIDENCE CANYON TYBEE ISLAND
Whether you prefer relaxing Does your family enjoy In south Georgia, beach
by the lake, riding your bike hiking? Known as weather lasts well into
or spending your day fishing, “Georgia’s Little Grand what may be considered
Callaway Resort & Gardens Canyon,” Providence fall in other places. Grab
has something for everyone. Canyon offers trails a tent and some sleeping
Located in Pine Mountain, with magnificent views. bags and try camping
Georgia, this resort celebrates You can camp or you on this charming barrier
nature and all it has to offer. can combine your trip island. You can also take
It also hosts events like the with some fun in the sun day trips into the city to
Labor Day Weekend Hot Air when you stay in cottages visit historic Savannah.
Balloon Festival and Blue located on nearby Who says learning can’t
Morpho Butterfly Month. Walter F. George Lake. happen on vacation?
Let It Flow Express your thoughts on paper.
DID YOU KEEP a diary as a child, In addition to fewer reported visits to
pouring your daily thoughts and the doctor, these benefits include:
activities onto a page? It might be time »» Better immune system response
to pick the habit up again. Research »» Improved organ function, including
has found that expressive writing, a
tactic similar to daily journaling, can the lungs and liver
improve mental and emotional health »» Quicker discharge from hospital
as well as physical well-being.
settings
Expressive writing is a kind of »» Reduced blood pressure
meditative practice in which someone
writes about his or her worries or past Merely writing isn’t beneficial,
trauma for a set amount of time. No however. Proper expressive writing
self-editing is allowed, and grammar, requires finding meaning in whatever
spelling and other mechanics fall to worry, traumatic event or memory
the wayside. The focus is on putting you’re writing about. This focus on
unfiltered feelings on paper. finding meaning allows for growth
through the process.
DOES IT HELP?
OPEN COMMUNICATION WITH
While it has an immediate impact, YOUR PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN IS
improving the writer’s mood as well as KEY TO DETECTING AND TREATING
decreasing any physical symptoms of HEALTH CONCERNS. DON’T HAVE
distress or anxiety, expressive writing A PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN? VISIT
also brings long-term health benefits. WWW.NAVICENTHEALTH.ORG/
FIND-A-DOCTOR.
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