Are you stressed? Irritable? Having trouble sleeping? Do you feel like screaming? Crying? Pouring a jug of water over your boss's head?
We all feel stressed from time to time, so it is essential to have an arsenal of coping mechanisms at hand. Instead of heading for the refrigerator, here are some stress management tips that should help ease the pressures of life!
Breathe. No kidding! Taking in a few deep cleansing breaths and slowing down does wonders. Are you ready? Breathe deep.... inhale, exhale. Ahhhhhh.
Change your routine. Shake it up baby. If you've been sitting all day, get up! Let's get physical! Stretch. Walk. And ... if you've been lifting heavy boxes (anyone out there lifting???), then sit down and take a load off. Think deep thoughts.
Keep things in perspective. When you find yourself in an emotional twist, ask yourself ... "Will this matter in ten years? Five years? Tomorrow? In ten minutes?"
Smile and Laugh. Every chance you get. (Laugh lines are sexy!)
Add Vitamin C to your diet. Studies show that vitamin C knocks out the secretion of stress hormones.
Pray. Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. ~ Isaiah 26:3 KJV
Chant: Aum Mani Padme Hum (pronounced "Om mahnay pahdmay hoom"). The most popular translation is "Hail the Jewel in the Lotus."
More ways to rid thyself of stress!
American Idol: 6 Stress Busting Snacks
The Power of Affirmations
Spread the word ... NOT the icing,
Janice
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Yes Janice,i agree all your stress busters,thank you.If there's one person who got me stress out most of the time,it's always my boss,lol. He never smiled at me even i wear my best and pretty smile,he just don't see me,or appreciate me.I have the feeling that my boss have soo much problems,i just pray for my boss Janice that one day,he will smile back at me.Right now,i do not expect any smile,only frown lol.Peace and love!
I've recently discovered the power of a candle-lit bubble bath! I just got married, and planning the wedding created a lot of stress. Right afterwards, my new husband got laid off, which just added to my stress pile. It'd gotten so bad I'd been experiencing insomnia. But when I finally decided to break out the bubble bath stuff that I got as a gift and had since been confined to the bathroom shelf, I slept better than I had in a long time. I was never really a bath person before, but I've been converted now.
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