Tips To Reduce Your Stress

Tip: Tips To Reduce Your Stress

Here are FREE ways to reduce your stress. Try to cultivate a few of these into your lifestyle and see if your stress doesn't diminish significantly!

• Learn to believe LESS is MORE.
• Go to bed on time.
• Get up on time so you can start the day unrushed.
• Say NO to projects that don't fit your schedule or compromise your mental health.
• Delegate (from unloading the dishwasher to the chair of your child's school committee).
• Allow extra time to get things done and to get places-expect the unexpected.
• Pace yourself - spread out big projects into manageable tasks.
• PRAY, read your Bible, develop friendships with Godly people.
• Take one day at a time.
• Learn the difference between a WORRY and a CONCERN.
• If you can't do anything about a situation, FORGET IT!
• Laugh, then laugh some more (especially when you don't feel like it).
• Live within your means.
• Have back-ups (extra set of keys, stamps, $20 bill hidden away, etc.) to avoid a crisis.
• Play with a puppy.
• Do something for the KID in you EVERY day.
• Eat right.
• Get organized - put things away in their proper place. Less work later on and you can actually FIND the things you need to complete a project, dinner or task.
• Improve the quality of your life by listening to books on tape in the car or on your MP3 player while driving or exercising.
• Write it down whether it be your grocery list or your dreams, thoughts, hopes and fears (whether it be a journal or your daily planner).
• Take time to be ALONE every day - this has a very soothing effect.
• Develop a forgiving attitude.
• Be kind (especially to unkind people, they probably need it the most).
• Get some exercise.
• Talk LESS, Listen MORE.
• SLOW DOWN (while you drive, talk, DO).
• Keep a thankful or grateful list and review it when you are feeling down, overwhelmed or annoyed. You really are too blessed to be stressed!
• Take your work seriously but don't take yourself seriously.
• Sit on your ego.
• Keep the right focus: think on what ever is true, noble, right, lovely, pure, admirable and excellent or praiseworthy.

and... make it a good day!

Source: SouthEast Christian Churches Outlook newspaper.
August 28th edition (and some of my own).

By Diana from Prospect, KY

Feedback:

RE: Tips To Reduce Your Stress

Everyone can use a little less stress. Thans for the post! (10/17/2008)

By Savings Assistant

RE: Tips To Reduce Your Stress

That was awesome and much needed advice. Thanks! (10/17/2008)

By dyan818

RE: Tips To Reduce Your Stress

Thank you. It makes me feel better. (10/18/2008)

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RE: Tips To Reduce Your Stress

Loved this! Thank you so much. I practice many of these already but there were some nuggets there that I hadn't thought of. (10/20/2008)

By Pat Eno.