Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Stress Busters! Useful tips for dealing with the holiday season..
Stress plays an important role in our lives, both in everyday life and especially for those struggling with anxiety and panic attacks. Over the generations many stress management techniques have been bandied about. The following quotes illustrate a few of the different views on stress.
The mark of a successful man is one that has spent an entire day on the bank of a river without feeling guilty about it.
~Author Unknown
For fast-acting relief, try slowing down.
~Lily Tomlin
No one can get inner peace by pouncing on it.
~Harry Emerson Fosdick
Maturity is achieved when a person accepts life as full of tension.
~Joshua L. Liebman
Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.
~ Ovid
Tips for De-Stressing
Try these stress busters on for size. See if they help you to enjoy life a little more!
Schedule some Fun – Remember that the holidays are meant to be a fun time. Schedule social activites amidst the shopping and preparations. On an everyday note: Regularly schedule trips to the park, zoo, museum, amusement park, movies and other fun places. No companion to do this with? So what! Enjoy your own company. Take a good novel along and a camera to snap shots for a memory book or journal. Get out, meet people and enjoy life!
Eat & Live Better – You are what you eat, the saying goes. What are you eating? Learn healthier eating habits and get your menus and snacks planned. And get fit. No need for expensive health club memberships, unless that’s what you want. But do a little “something” every day. Check out library books and videos for exercise tips.
Relax & Establish a New Thinking Pattern – You can Start thinking better! You can stop that “stinkin’ thinking” as motivational speaker Zig Ziglar says. Work on putting better thoughts into your mind, learn to relax with healthier books, shows, people, work, etc. and turn your thinking around. Let some of that holiday spirit filter in and learn to be good to yourself!
Time Management – Learn some basic time planning from library books and online articles. And start managing your self and your activities. Take charge and be responsible. No one else will push you or parent you once you graduate from high school. It’s up to you to take charge! Do it.
Team Building – Stop trying to do everything yourself and by yourself. Coaches and mentors can help take you to higher levels. So can good healthy friendships and co-workers and other business associates. Reach out! Be a friend and get friends back in return.
Learn more about stress busters and overcoming stress with your own copy of: The “Curing Your Anxiety and Panic Attacks” Guide
The mark of a successful man is one that has spent an entire day on the bank of a river without feeling guilty about it.
~Author Unknown
For fast-acting relief, try slowing down.
~Lily Tomlin
No one can get inner peace by pouncing on it.
~Harry Emerson Fosdick
Maturity is achieved when a person accepts life as full of tension.
~Joshua L. Liebman
Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.
~ Ovid
Tips for De-Stressing
Try these stress busters on for size. See if they help you to enjoy life a little more!
Schedule some Fun – Remember that the holidays are meant to be a fun time. Schedule social activites amidst the shopping and preparations. On an everyday note: Regularly schedule trips to the park, zoo, museum, amusement park, movies and other fun places. No companion to do this with? So what! Enjoy your own company. Take a good novel along and a camera to snap shots for a memory book or journal. Get out, meet people and enjoy life!
Eat & Live Better – You are what you eat, the saying goes. What are you eating? Learn healthier eating habits and get your menus and snacks planned. And get fit. No need for expensive health club memberships, unless that’s what you want. But do a little “something” every day. Check out library books and videos for exercise tips.
Relax & Establish a New Thinking Pattern – You can Start thinking better! You can stop that “stinkin’ thinking” as motivational speaker Zig Ziglar says. Work on putting better thoughts into your mind, learn to relax with healthier books, shows, people, work, etc. and turn your thinking around. Let some of that holiday spirit filter in and learn to be good to yourself!
Time Management – Learn some basic time planning from library books and online articles. And start managing your self and your activities. Take charge and be responsible. No one else will push you or parent you once you graduate from high school. It’s up to you to take charge! Do it.
Team Building – Stop trying to do everything yourself and by yourself. Coaches and mentors can help take you to higher levels. So can good healthy friendships and co-workers and other business associates. Reach out! Be a friend and get friends back in return.
Learn more about stress busters and overcoming stress with your own copy of: The “Curing Your Anxiety and Panic Attacks” Guide