Stressful Thinking

Lately Ive bee behind the wheel, trying to balance things out in my life between creating the artwork I need to and family. It has always been a challenging situation for me. I know it is because my artwork consumes my thinking and it then it takes my being in the right frame of mind with the proper stressless aura in order to begin a process in what ever I am going to create at that time. Sometimes it is like work though. For example, the sculpture I am creating is a matter of driving 30 min. to the garage and going to work at it; grinding, pounding, cutting, welding. It
is a lot, but I can only do THAT for about 4 hours straight then I am done. But my point is dealing with stressful days; being able to know where your stress levels are and how to control them.
If I am feeling stressed I used to push harder thinking if I did more I would not be getting stressed out. But now I realize if I stop a little bit and exercise in someway I tend to figure out what foot needs to go first in completing everything that needs to be done. Sometimes walking or hiking gives my mind the freedom it needs to unclutter itself. The Ego LOVES to be all cluttered up, making things a mess. Im realizing the difference in thinking in terms of EGO self and God self. If I am stressed out I am not living or operating with my God self. If it feels good and I am smiling then I am running my life the way it should be run. Much more rewarding. Peace be still.
I could say meditation can be a way to un stress myself, but when I am stressed the LAST thing I want to do is sit still and meditate somewhere, so if I am moving with excersize I am actually meditating in a way that usually ends up in a form of prayer or quiet mediation. Good. All is good.