36 stress reducers
- Pray
- Go to bed on time.
- Get up on time so you can start the day
unrushed.
- Say No to projects that won't fit into your time schedule or that
will compromise your mental health.
- Delegate tasks to capable
others.
- Simplify and unclutter your life.
- Less is more. (Although one is
often not enough, two are often too many.)
- Allow extra time to do things and
to get to places.
- Pace yourself. Spread out big changes and difficult
projects over time; don't lump the hard things all together.
- Take one day at
a time.
- Separate worries from concerns. If a situation is a concern, find
out what God would have you to do and let goof the anxiety. If you can't do
anything about a situation, forget it.
- Live within your budget; don't use
credit cards for ordinary purchases.
- Have backups; an extra car key in your
wallet, an extra house key buried in the garden, extra stamps, etc.
- K.M.S.
(Keep Mouth Shut.) This single piece of advice can prevent an enormous amount of
trouble.
- Do something for the Kid in You everyday.
- Carry a Bible with
you to read while waiting in line.
- Get enough exercise.
- Eat
right.
- Get organized so everything has its place.
- Listen to a tape while
driving that can help improve your quality of life.
- Write thoughts and
inspirations down.
- Everyday, find time to be alone.
- Having problems?
Talk to God on the spot. Try to nip small problems in the bud. Don't wait until
its time to go to bed to try and pray.
- Make friends with godly
people.
- Keep a folder of favorite scriptures on hand.
- Remember that the
shortest bridge between despair and hope is often a good "Thank you, Dear
Lord!"
- Laugh.
- Laugh some more!
- Take your work seriously, but
yourself, not at all.
- Develop a forgiving attitude (most people are doing
the best they can).
- Be kind to unkind people (they probably need it the
most).
- Sit on your ego.
- Talk less; listen more.
- Slow
down.
- Remind yourself that you are not the general manager of the universe.
The one in control, He is IN control!
- Every night before bed, think of one
thing you're grateful for that you've never been grateful for
before.
