After thirteen months of blogging for Where We Relax, I’m sorry to say that this is my last post. However, as regular readers of this blog will know, things have been going topsy-turvy in my life and I need to scale back on my work in order to get balanced again. This was a hard decision to make but in order to get more out of life, you do have to know when to let things go. I’m sure this blog’s administrator, John, has more writers lined up to keep Where We Relax going and help you manage your stress.
What’s Wrong?
Three things have lead me to this decision. First off, my migraines have worsened. I need to find out why I’m getting them more often. Secondly, my Mom’s health has worsened. I live with my Mom and am her caretaker and will need to devote more time to her care. And third, my Aunt (my Mom’s sister) has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Since she’s in her 80’s, prognosis for her is not good.
I could continue with this blog, but I wouldn’t be able to give it the attention to detail that you deserve. So I might as well bow out and make sure someone else gives you the attention you deserve.
So, What Have We Learned?
I hope that in these thirteen months of blog posts, you will have learned that stress is not an entirely evil thing, for in small doses stress can help you. Too much of anything is bad for you, even relaxation. Although you may not be able to control your circumstances, you are in complete control of how you react to those circumstances. That does make a big difference in your quality of life.
And I’ve hoped you’ve had a good laugh along the way.
As always, hope this helps.
(No Ratings Yet)
Loading ...
To be notified by email when there are new blog entries, 
178 Comments
Write a Comment»Oh no! I really enjoy your posts and all the great things I learn about relaxing. I hope other writers can step in and help out more.
Your writings are very informative . i like your blog a lot. It is very sad that you are going to stop blogging.
Hey, I just came here for the first time and am hit with this sad post
Many people I know who bailed out of blogging for various personal reasons ended up starting smaller more personal and less pressured blogs… writing when they feel like it is kind of like a therapy for them.
I hope you sort some things out and find the time to get back to blogging.
your post is really informative loved reading it
How very sad news! Some very useful tips along the way! Take care.
Wow, I just got here and the person that posted the most is leaving. Well I hope things start to look better for you soon! I really like some of these articles I am finding and I hope to find some other good stuff in the archives.
Cheers,
Jeremy
Hi I too am sorry to see you go - would you be interested in someone taking over from you and not losing anything plus get the credit for your pat work?
Dr O
This is sad news. Hope everything turns out alright with you and your loved ones.
I have learned a lot from your blog post and I am sure things will get better as it always did. Take care
Too bad
I really enjoy your posts
What a shame, i just found this site. lots to catch up on but shame no more to come. i know how demanding on time this stuff can be. good luck.
Your articles were really lovely. Please dont leave the blog for good. We would love you to post occasionally once in a while, whenever you get the chance. And hope your mom and aut gets well soon. Good wishes for you too.
May be you have taken the right decision. I really hope you come across all the issues. Wish a good health to your mom and aunt. Do let us know about their conditions too. Love ya.
Aww thats a shame there will be no more I have really enjoyed reading your blog thank you
I’ve enjoyed reading your posts for about 7 months now, and wish you the best in the future. I’m sorry about your family and I wish them health and happiness. Never say never, maybe you’ll be back on here blogging soon. Take care
Bad news, this is the second post I read in your blog, and it’s really sad to know that this is your last post.
Sorry to hear you wont be posting anymore, you will be missed. And thank you for all the articles yu have written. Take care.
Very interesting and informative post
Thanks for all the great information.
Sorry to hear you wont be posting anymore, you will be missed. And thank you for all the articles yu have written. Take care.
Many people I know who bailed out of blogging for various personal reasons ended up starting smaller more personal and less pressured blogs… writing when they feel like it is kind of like a therapy for them.
I hope you sort some things out and find the time to get back to blogging.
I’m sorry to hear life is hitting you so hard. Thanks for the great blog, hopefully you’ll be able to return to it after things settle down. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Good blog !
Let you be relaxed first. May god bless your family members to recover soon? I think it is our moral duty to take care of parents. Keep happy.
Thank for all information , i read ur all article
thank u
Thanks for health informations.. Your web site interesting and very nice..
I really like your post !
Best of luck and thanks for the great work.
Great information. Thanks for sharing the post. You really did a great job. Thank you for it.
sorry to hear, hope you get better
God bless you. We enjoyed your postings.
Sorry to hear that you are taking time off. I really do believe the yoga can help. It has powers that are hard to believe.
Он, so many bad things! I am very sorry! Take care!
Happy holidays and I hope things go better for you in 2009. Any plans to have someone else step in and start writing for you or do you plan to return soon?.
I enjoy reading your post. You’re such a good writer. But I was mad reading your first line “After thirteen months of blogging for Where We Relax, I’m sorry to say that this is my last post. ” ..Sorry to know about many bad things you’ve experiencing right now. Get well soon..
Take care of yourself.
♥Happy Holidayys.. ♥
Get well soon..
Sorry to hear that you are taking time off, i just found this site. lots to catch up on but shame no more to come. good luck.
Thanks for all the great information and enjoy your time off.
It’s been a while since I visited this site (been traveling on business), but what a shock to come back to! Thanks for all the info- it’s been a real life saver!
Is this blog done for good? I would love to see it come back. When will you post again?
Hope you enjoy the time off and come back to writing!
Hope you enjoy the time off - you’ve earned it!
Come back and write for us soon!
I completely agree, balance is the key to life. If you’re constantly working to secure your finances, when do you get a chance to play with your finances?
I hope you can finish writing this blog, I am interested to hear the story behind the inspiration.
Very sad to hear this. I learned and enjoyed a lot from your writing. I will pray for you sure.
Ah, I just found your blog and I found your posts very informative. Too bad you won’t be updating your blog anymore. Do you plan on keeping your blog or you will shut it down?
Hey, it’s too bad that you have stopped blogging. I like most of your posts, and I’ve enjoyed reading them. So I have the same question like “Acai Berry Supreme”. So I think you should keep your blog for public, so every time they visit it, they will remember all your good posts.
thanks for all of your usefull posts, and i hope everythings get better.
Please continue your posting. We really need it.
Hope to see you come back and blog again.
It’s another great way to relax…
Stress is not an entirely evil thing. As in life you need balance. Obviously being stress 24/7 will kill you. However a little bit here and there can do you good.
Excellent post
it’s really a sad news for me. Please keep posting. It will benefit many people.
That’s unfortunate to hear the bad news! Thanks for all the great posts over the past year, and good luck in the future!
Please keep posting.
Yeah, it’s really unfortunate.
good thoughts by all.
Thanks!
Please keep posting. All your posts were really great to read and totally helpful. I think I would share the same opinion with most of the commenters if I say that you should keep posting. There are so many people who like your blog. So please come back again.
Stop blogging was the worst thing you ever decided i guess. The world has lost an excellent blogger… I’ve always loved too read your new blogs, and I think this were totally great posts. So please keep posting.
Sucks to see you quit posting, take care of what you need to and get back at it!
It seems that you have a great deal of serious stuff on your plate. I hope you can find some time for YOU in amongst all the caring for others that you are doing. All the best to you.
It’s a pity, that you’ve stopped blogging and I loved all your posts, but I guess you’re right somehow, because it’s your own decision to stop blogging, if there are things that are much more important in your life. We all will miss you, and hope that you will be back soon.
We all miss you blog but we’re looking forward to your return
Hopefully you will return, we miss you. Can’t believe that you have stopped blogging.
We all will miss you… Hope that the new writers keep this going as good. But we will still have the hope that you come out of all your problems and start blogging again, right here! All the best!
Just blog once in a while. Never leave what you’ve started. I know you will miss this “career” and I’m sure we’ll “see” each other again…soon.
We will all miss you… hope to see you back… soon. take care.
This is not a way to escape yourself. I know there may be some clashes in your mind but it is the fact that only writing is a way to expose yourself in front of society (in your ways). Just keep in mind that someone needs your wordings on this blog land. So, think twice and come back.
Please restart posting. Your blog was so pretty cool to read. We all really miss you.
What a great article. I really love your site as it is very informative.
Shame to see such a great blog die. Thanks for educating me!
Too bad, that you’ve stopped blogging. Your blog is so informative. Would be totally nice, if you will restart blogging.
Relaxation is very important. It keeps the body recharged. Thanks for this wonderful site. You surely know how to make things calm and peaceful around here.
Hey, so sorry abut you stopped blogging. Maybe you will delete this pst and start over?
Thanks for your posts, its a shame to stop some things you like but health and relaxation is important too. Maybe you are recharged now and can look at things in a different light? Where do i apply for guest posting on the blog?
Thanks for the information, health and family comes first on priority, get well soon and start blogging again.
Padmaja
http://www.p2w2.com/padmajavenkata/
So sorry that you’ve decided to stop blogging, but sometimes you do have to take a step back to take care of what’s important. All the best to you, your mum and aunt.
I’ve enjoyed reading you thoughts on stress. Hope you’re back blogging again soon.
What bad news. I’ll be waiting for that day you’ll return blogging. I really like all your posts. They’re all totally informative.
So sorry to hear that you have stopped blogging but I hope everything works out for you and you’re able to return soon.
We still miss you Rena. Wish you could at least let us know how you have been doing lately. Hope to see you soon.
Hey Rena… Hope you see this soon! How is your mom doing now? Any plans of returning soon?
We are waiting for Rena to come back… soon. All the best Rena.
Sorry to hear you going. Take care and all the best
What luck- I come searching for relaxation and stress relief information, and find that a very talented writer has stopped writing, lol!
I know it’s a little bit late, but I hope things end up well for you!
We all should build some time into our days and weeks to just chill out. Our overly connected life styles have created electronic leashes that we think we must act on at the slightest vibration of our belt.
Good for you to step back and enjoy the lifestyle we have been blessed with today. Take care until our paths cross again.
Very sorry to hear that you’ve stopped blogging, hopefully you’ll start up again sometime in the future!
If so, I’ll be here to read your posts
Well, trust me we all understand you and your mother’s health should be above everything! I hope things will work out for you after all!
Good Luck!
I hope your able to get caught up while taking a break from your blog. Good luck.
thanks for the info …
nice site … thanks for sharing
http://deepesthealth.com/2008/reading-widely-to-learn-chinese-medicine/
Wow, 92 comments! Clearly your blog is still very popular.
Though you’ve stop writing since October but 4 months later people still left their comments here. Does it make you feel like probably it’s time to come back?
It seems your post is quite popular, so i’m just doing marketing for my product here.
buy goji,goji berry juice,himalayan goji
http://www.amazon.com/Buy-Himalayan-Goji-Berry-Juice/dp/B001OHVCE6/
Follow the link for a review….
It seems your post is quite popular, so i’m just doing marketing for my product here.
Buy organic noni,organic noni juice
http://www.amazon.com/Organic-Noni-Juice/dp/B001OHS7SK/
Follow the link for a review….
Too bad. Hope all works out for you. This really helped with self-help anxiety methods.
Hope all is well with you. I guess you just need to do what’s right for you. Good luck, gal.
It has been 6 months after you stopped blogging… How are things doing? Any chance you might start writting again?
I sincerely hope things are looking up for you. I know that life can get in the way of what we really want to be doing with our time. Never say never. Once you regain your bearings, we’ll be ready.
thanks for sharing useful information with us
thanks for your information
thanks
your information is very useful to me,Thanks for your information,no pageranking
nice
good
smart
good information.thanks for sharing
thanks for your information
interesting,thanks a lot
Rena, you should really contact me for Reiki to let go off your migraines. I have been having lots of success with Reiki for migraines and would love you to try.
Sorry to hear that
Have you thought about getting someone to blog sit for you while things get put back in order for you? I’ve seen people ask for guest bloggers while they go on vacation or hiatus.
Nooo sorry to see you go! Have enjoyed reading your info! Best wishes!
how do I contact john?
I don’t know if I agree with everything in your post, but you have definitely given me something to think about.
hope you come back soon. we will miss you.
Sorry to see you go. You have talent
Well, I wish you all the best in your life. I hope everything will be ok.
Wow rena, I just read the post now, a few months since you’re departure from the blog, I hope everything turns out well for you, it must be tough to being going threw what you are going threw. I personally can’t imagine how I will handle in the future when my parents get to the age of where health problems will arise.
Till then,
Jean
nice job.great infomation
thank for your infomation about where we relax
Try to come back soon!
hope you come back soon. Just type one article per month
Tom
Hope that things start to get better. Sometimes things are rough but keep at it and things will get better.
Wow sounds like you are doing the right thing. We all need to cut back sometimes to help things get better. Hope things will start to get better. Good luck
Expecting to read new posts. I sincerely hope things are looking up for you. I know that life can get in the way of what we really want to be doing with our time. Never say never. Once you regain your bearings, we’ll be ready.
Hope everything is well with you….
I have been investigating the effect of stress on the condition of people’s skin for my website at skincare workshop and your site is a useful resource for the importance of relaxation in modern lifestyles.
huhu. It is really sad to hear that.
Just read several of your post and now this web is just stop.
why not selling it to other people?
or hire a guest post?
Sad to hear the news. I always enjoyed reading your advice and tips. Hope everything turns out well and we see you back here soon.
I am sorry to hear about your situation. I hope you get well soon.
Have you thought about getting someone to blog sit for you while things get put back in order for you? I’ve seen people ask for guest bloggers while they go on vacation or hiatus.
Its too bad you’ve stopped blogging. Blogging can be a tough job, but we commend you for continuing for so long.
Thanks
BTW, cute guinea pig!
I hope Ryan has someone lined up to take your spot
Have fun and Relax!
Let me be a guest blogger if you wish..Get back to me
Well, can you tell us how are your mom and your aunt? It’s been a while since you posted this and we wonder how and where are you… Come back soon!!
we can only hope for best , and also thx for future relax point information.
Hope all is well with you and all the best…..
Stress is such an important aspect of health and it’s a shame that you won’t be able to continue contributing to this blog. Best of luck with your health!
Stress is very detrimental to ones health… to this I can attest.
I have seen many blogs related to health and beauty around the net but first time I have seen such informative articles…
Interesting post, thanks. I am looking forward to read your next great post…
Sorry to hear that. We will miss you. Thank you for your effort. Take care.
I wish you alle the best for the future. Hope to read you again
It’s sad to hear but I guess you have to take this break and stop - I wish you all the best in all of your future endeavours
Sometimes, The body sends signals we cannot ignore…..sometimes just BEING is better than DOING :}
I just found your website and have read through a number of your posts. They were really good. I certainly do need to learn how to relax - life can be so busy at time. Shall definitely continue reading though your archives.
I do hope you’ll come back and post again!
Best wishes!
i have only recently found your blog and am saddened to here you are to stop blogging
Oh. I really like this blog and the images are so cute. You are doing the right thing and I know it will mean a lot to your family. You will be missed.
It’s a real shame you’ve decided to stop blogging, but fair enough. Sometimes work can take over your leisure life, and that will only drive you crazy in the long run. Best of luck in whatever else you decide to do.
Ofcourse relaxing is one of the importannt aspect of todays hectic life schedules, which one tends to ignore. Very well writen article on the subject.
I am creating my designs mostly under stress:) Sometime its very helpful element:)
Really sad news as i’ve enjoyed reading your posts - take care!
its really great, blog its good for the relaxation of mind
I hope that one day you will come back and do some more posts, I enjoy them very much. Take care.
Learning how to relax is essential to living a long time. Favorite foods are one the best way I’ve found to relieve stress. Cooking or somewhere you know has the scent of the best food you’d like is a great way to relax. Using oils or scented candles also can really stimulate the mind and can have a very good psychological affect on your relaxation. If your senses can pick up the scent then your entire body can easily be placed in relaxation mode.
A good thing that can help out aromas in the kitchen, or scented candles or fruity http://www.handsonaromatherapy.com” rel=”nofollow”> oil fragrances is to have good air circulation in the room, apt. or house. Open a window, turn on a fan and let the house get filled with a nice scent that will set the mood for relaxation.
I’ve enjoyed reading your blong about relaxation and stress relief. I understand your reasoning, and knowing when to quit and what your boundaries are is an important part of reducing stress. Best of luck with everything!
I’ve enjoyed reading your blog about relaxation and stress reduction and I’ve learned a lot from it. I understand your reasoning and it’s important to know when to quit. That’s an important part of reducing stress. Best of luck in the future.
I think we could all learn to relax
I know I could (anybody want to take care of my kids for a while?)
Was hoping to see an update on this blog. Sorry to see that you have stopped updating.
Everything have to stop, include the world…(the end of the world)
As above, are you going to be posting here anytime soon?
We will pray to God for your Mom and Aunt they get recover soon. but one thing sure we’ll miss you a lot….
Nice article, thanks.
I am looking forward to read your next great article.
Best regards.
That Guinnea Pig is so cute!! We used to have one when I was a kid. She lived to be over 5 years old, which is super long for a Guinnea Pig.
Oh no don’t stop :’(
Good luck to you! I think it’s important that all bloggers, computer programmers and internet marketeers take a break every now and then from the computer. Sometimes, one can find themselves letting their lives slip by because of their fixation with the computer and technology; it’s hypnotizing. Nevertheless, may God bless you and your family.
Aww, why?
Its okay though, thanks for all the knowledge you’ve shared! Best of luck!
You blog is very good, I wish you the best
Thanks for sharing. This was a great article and I will look for more articles in the future!
dont worry abaout that
dont worry about that thaks alot
Hey.. Love the picture choice. Nice blog too.
Thirteen months of blogging… I really like how you set up this blog
This blog keeps amazing me