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- Learning To Relax And Be Present - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2011 from Adam BenedettoWe all know what it is like to be on the go, always moving and working at the next thing. Even our mind jumps ahead constantly, already beginning the next stage. What will you do tomorrow or the next day? How does it fit with what you have to do next? Whew, no wonder you are exhausted, tired, ...
Views: 1026(1 vote) - Less Stress - More Joy - Making Healthy Choices - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2008 from Jonathan HuieStress is to your emotional health as junk food is to your physical health. You need a certain amount of food to sustain your life, but overeating and eating the wrong foods are unhealthy and sometimes dangerous. As you need food to live, you also need a certain amount of emotional stimulation, ...
Views: 1571(2 votes) - Let Go and Let God. Really?? - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2012 from Gael Chiarella AlbaImagine you wake up in the morning, ready to slip into the flow of the day ahead. There’s a sense of inner calm tinged with the excitement of possibility. You have honored your commitment to begin each day with a reflective prayer or meditation, and as you move through your morning routine ...
Views: 1736(1 vote) - Let Yourself Off the Hook – 3 Steps to Instant Stress Relief - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2011 from Abigail SteidleySelf-pressure is my term for the mental expectations you have about yourself that differ from what you really need in this moment. It’s an instant stress-creator. Self-pressure can seem very subtle until you get used to noticing it. For example, I often decide I’m going to work out X number of ...
Views: 1196(1 vote) - Life Stress: 52 Tips for Coping Emotionally in Uncertain Economic Times - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2011 from Kristina von RosenvingeThese 52 tips offer useful ideas for coping emotionally in this uncertain economic climate. The tips are divided into four sections: 1. What to do when you worry 2. Taking care of yourself 3. Working together as a couple 4. Helping your children cope It is my hope that these tips ...
Views: 1594(1 vote) - Living Life, but Missing Life - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2011 from Carolyn BatesThe Adrenaline Lifestyle, Adrenaline Addiction, can be very difficult to acknowledge and to balance. It’s a form of compulsive behavior, sometimes leading to substance abuse and depression. A busy lifestyle can be compelling because society seems to admire and promote this. People who are ...
Views: 1449(2 votes) - Living With Passion - Not Stress - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2010 from Charles BenderHave you ever experienced a moment where everything seemed just right? A moment where you felt completely in tune with yourself and the world around you? A moment in which you felt completely unstoppable? A moment where you experienced a sense of oneness with the universe where you were ...
Views: 1712(2 votes) - MAINTAINING A HIGH VIBRATION - Managing Fear and Worry - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2012 from Randall MonkGreetings, beloveds. When basic needs are barely met or you are faced with other life challenges, you are in a perfect space to raise your vibration. Your first inclination may be to get caught up in fear. We invite you to look at your predicament in a new light, from a different perspective. ...
Views: 3632(1 vote) - Manage Your Time and Manage Your Stress - by Submitted on May 29, 2009 from Theodore Henderson"Until you value yourself, you will not value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it." ~ M. Scott Peck All of us should strive to reduce stress and improve productivity. Effective time management is a primary means to achieve this aim resulting in a less ...
Views: 947(1 vote) - Manage Your Time and Reduce Your Stress in 5 Simple Steps - by Submitted on May 28, 2009 from Michael LeeIf you find yourself doing a lot of unnecessary overtime or bringing work home more often, then it’s about time you change this routine. There are better ways to manage your time and reduce your stress - ways that don’t involve drinking a lots of coffee and pulling all nighters worthy of the ...
Views: 760(1 vote) - Managing Stressful Conditions For Inner Peace - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2009 from Menno SpijkstraStress management could produce inner peace within when you become a neutral caring observer of the challenges in your own life. (The term neutral caring observer was coined by someone during his doctoral research on spiritual intention.) As a neutral caring observer of stressful conditions, ...
Views: 856(1 vote) - Mass Insomnia is a Symptom of Economic Crisis - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2008 from Bill DouglasForbes reported a survey that found that since the economic stress hit America, over 90% of American workers are now suffering regular insomnia. Sleep loss increases the risk of heart attack, it lowers the immune system’s resistance to infection, and it aggravates mood disorders, increasing ...
Views: 2922(2 votes) - Money Worries and Journaling - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2011 from Mari L. McCarthyWhile many may think of journaling as a harmless, completely reflective process, the truth is that keeping a journal can actually be a revolutionary act. Journal writing helps us reclaim ourselves and use our power to create a better life than we have previously known. Journaling shows us ...
Views: 2017(2 votes) - Mountain Climbing over Molehills - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2003 from Rhoberta ShalerSomeone has said that the greatest cause of ulcers is mountain-climbing over mole-hills! Is that the way you get your exercise? Many folks allow themselves to be thrown off course by minor or imaginary threats. Often they interpret these as life-or-death, or do-or-die situations. They put so ...
Views: 1321(2 votes) - Non-Attachment to Virtues - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe Buddhists hold the virtue of non attachment as one of their core principles of belief. The more we detach from material objects, emotions, outcomes, the happier we become. It’s amazing to sit in one place and not be able to run way or go anywhere. I have had a great opportunity to experience ...
Views: 788(1 vote) - Office Stress Training - Ohms and Aahs - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2009 from Scott DesgrosseilliersSometimes there are days when I wake up and already feel behind. It is a very unpleasant feeling. Rushed, anxious, slightly nervous for no apparent reason, it is as though the stress fairy visited me right before I woke up. I would think all of the stress training I receive in ...
Views: 1337(1 vote) - One Theme Equals Momentum and Success - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2009 from Stephanie Frank“So what are your plans for next year?”, I asked a student the other day. He looked down, sighed, looked back up and said “Well, I’m going to work on a book, finish my real estate education, keep attending your teleclasses, work on my marketing plan, and – “ …I’d heard it a hundred thousand ...
Views: 1254(1 vote) - Organized Living Perfectionism - A New Disorder of the 21st Century - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2012 from Beverly OMalleyOrganized living perfectionism is starting to become epidemic. There are stores that sell nothing but organizing products so you can have a lot of containers to sort and store your stuff in. There are books on how to declutter and achieve clutter control so you can have a better life and ...
Views: 1545(1 vote) - Overcome Stress... And Save Your Life! - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2010 from Kay PattersonYou may be thinking that the title of this article is too dramatic... But in actual fact it's extremely accurate! Any Doctor will tell you that chronic stress conditions lead to thousands of serious illnesses and deaths every single year. A situation that appears to worsen as the pressures of ...
Views: 1208(1 vote) - Overcoming Challenges in 12 Action Steps - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsLife is full of challenges and learning how to meet them, and overcome them, is one of Life's lessons. Here are a few things I have learned about dealing with Life's little curve balls. I hope they help someone else. 1. Emote Feel your feelings and let them out in whatever way you feel ...
Views: 1061(4 votes) - Overworked and Overwhelmed? Three Ways to Take Charge of Your Life - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2010 from Marlene ChismIf you are obsessing, worrying and feeling overworked, you may feel stuck on the hamster wheel and not know how to change. You long for fun and relaxation but you can’t see any change in sight. If you relate to the song, “I can’t get no satisfaction,” it’s time to make a couple of needed ...
Views: 2018(1 vote) - Peace of Mind is a Breath Away: The Fine Art of Meditation - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2009 from Yanni ManiatesLearning to meditate, quiet my mind and touch into the deep place of peace within me is the greatest skill I have ever learned to improve my life. "Meditation is the art of learning how to tend the sacred ground of your life. It connects you with your inner world. By meditating you learn how to ...
Views: 1870(2 votes) - Play Stress Relief Games and Reduce Stress Easily - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2009 from Luka MalgajPlaying stress relief games to reduce stress is a good way to rid the body and mind of exhaustion, anxiety and depression. Games relieve stress a lot faster than traditional relaxation techniques or methods. Games provide effective and instant stress relief solutions. Why Play Stress Relief ...
Views: 13112(2 votes) - Positive Energy May Increase Life Expectancy - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIf you're a Tonic reader, rejoice! Positive, energetic people who are involved with the world around them may actually live longer. According to an article in Science Daily, a new study shows that "extroverts, and in particular those high "dispositional activity" or engagement in life, ...
Views: 2059(2 votes) - Quick Stress Management Techniques - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2007 from Robert FriedmanThere are numerous “immediate need” techniques that you can do any time and any place you are stressed. These techniques require no more than a minute or two of time to complete. Learning to be aware of when you are stressed is a major key to relaxation since the first step to ...
Views: 1485(1 vote) - Quick Stress Reduction Strategies for Busy Women: Nourish Yourself - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2010 from Melissa McCreeryFor women who are busy, one of the biggest challenges can be figuring out how to keep their personal needs and priorities, including healthy eating and fitness routines, on their agendas when schedules get crowded. While skimping on self-care may seem like a time saver in the short run, ...
Views: 1292(1 vote) - Reduce Stress and Strengthen Your Immune System: - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2005 from Monique N. GilbertStress seems to have become a constant factor in today's fast-paced society. If left unchecked, it can wreak havoc upon our health. Learning how to effectively manage stress can mean the difference between being robust and full of life, or becoming susceptible to illness and disease. Stress ...
Views: 1264(2 votes) - Reducing the Stress From Working Online - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2011 from TJ PhilpottReducing the stress that builds up from sitting in front of a computer should be a concern of every internet marketer! What we're referring to here is not only the mental stress but also the muscle fatigue that silently creeps up on anyone who maintain the same position for extended periods of ...
Views: 823(1 vote) - Relax, Breathe Fully, Live Freely - by Submitted on May 02, 2009 from Donna PackardDo you know that most people are breathing barely enough to be alive? Most people breathe in a shallow manner, just bringing the breath barely into the chest. We have been conditioned to hold in our stomachs,and to wear tight clothing, inhibiting our ability to breathe fully. Have you watched a ...
Views: 1659(1 vote) - Release Stress and Heal from Negative Life Patterns - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2009 from Marisa RussoWe live in a holographic Universe where everything reveals itself in patterns. Our life relationships may exhibit negative patterns. These are usually the biggest stresses in our lives, and the hardest to overcome. They keep repeating themselves, until they cause too much pain and we feel that ...
Views: 2234(1 vote) - Resiliency:The Art and Science of Aliveness - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2008 from dustin shannon-bradyThe good news is that stress doesn’t have to knock you out. Research shows that some people manage to be resilient to stress; others exhibit what scientists call “hardiness.” an ability to resist the ill effects of stress......Hafen et al, Mind-Body Health, p. 49 The ...
Views: 1962(2 votes) - Self Care Strategies for a More Balanced Life - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2009 from Judy WrightIn order to take care of others, we must first use self-care strategies in our own life. If we have children in the house, they will model what we do, not what we say. Stress and Adversity can be handled if the following tips are used often enough that they become automatic action and good ...
Views: 1375(2 votes) - Seven Essential Skills of Emotion Management - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2009 from Janie BehrYour emotions and feelings protect us, and give our lives richness. If emotions become overwhelming they can also be the cause of undue stress, and erratic behavior. Journaling can help balance and regulate your emotions and feel more comfortable and directed in your emotional life. Every day ...
Views: 8587(2 votes) - Six Proven Holiday Stress Relief Tips - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2009 from Michelle Howard SmithImagine the holidays filled with love, peace and laughter. In today's hectic world, having a stress free holiday is a rarity. Now more than ever, you need to be equipped with strategies such as the holiday stress relief tips I'm about to share. These holiday stress relief tips will help you ...
Views: 1438(1 vote) - Sleep Better Live Longer - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2011 from Dr Tom PotiskResearchers found that if people slept less than 7 hours a night or more than 8 hours a night, they had an increased risk of death. For short sleep women, that increase was 21% (men: 26%) and for long sleeping women, the increase was 17% (men: 24%). If the participants reported using sleep ...
Views: 1289(1 vote) - Smile 400 times a day now - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2010 from Dia ThabetSmile 400 times a day There is an American study that published a study on children and their relationship to smiling. The study showed that children smile around 400 times a day while adults smile only 14 times every day. Big difference isn’t? People as they grow older, they seem to forget ...
Views: 1258(1 vote) - So, You Think that You're Suffering from Stress! - by Submitted on May 10, 2011 from Willie HortonThe World Health Organization believes that stress will be one of the biggest killers of the 21st century. Stress is responsible for millions of lost workdays in the US and UK each year. Stress leads to eating disorders, sleep disorders, heart problems, a multitude of other health problems – ...
Views: 1678(2 votes) - Spiritual Retreats A Necessity - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2005 from Annie LawrenceStress May Be Making You Sick! 90% of all illness in our fast paced society is stress induced. Do you realize, how many people walk around with unnatural amounts of stress? Stress and tension can become a normal feeling in your body. Medical doctors will soon be prescribing that people take a ...
Views: 1324(3 votes) - Stop Worrying- 5 Ways To Prevent It Taking Hold Of Your Life - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2012 from Rhod JonesWorry is something we all do at sometime or other. Stop WorryingIt’s probably unrealistic to stop worrying completely, but there are ways to prevent worry really taking hold and seriously affecting your life. I must confess that I’ve always been a bit of a worrier. Worrying over every ...
Views: 2015(1 vote) - Strategies to Overcome Stress - 10 Tips to Take Control - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2011 from Pat HeydlauffJust because the nightly news and electronic media preaches doom and gloom, it is your choice whether you buy into it. Millions work, find new jobs, buy homes and start new relationships daily. They do not succumb to the prevailing negativity. They choose to maintain a positive attitude, ...
Views: 1773(1 vote) - Stress and Your Health - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2012 from Lynette CraneIn my last article, I talked about “stress stupidity” and how it causes us to make mistakes and lose time. It actually does more than that: A recently released Yale University study, published online the week of January 9, 2012, in the journal Biological Psychiatry, shows that stress ...
Views: 756(1 vote) - Stress Awareness - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2011 from S. Evette GardnerIt’s well worth the effort to raise your level of stress awareness. There are physical health benefits; there are emotional health benefits; there are improvements of life experience benefits to having constant honest stress awareness. As with all things in life, balance is essential to ...
Views: 1305(1 vote) - Stress Can Make Life Miserable: 10 Things You Need to Know About Magnesium Nutrition That Will Help You Combat Stress - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2009 from Boris LevitskyIn today's environment, economic stress and job stress is on everyone's mind. Although stress can come at you in many forms both physical and mental, our bodies respond similarly to both types by increasing the use of and need for magnesium to manage the stress. Here are 10 things you need to ...
Views: 1954(1 vote) - Stress Can Make You Fat - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsPeople who are already battling the bulge seem to really pack on the pounds when they experience stress. Jason Block, MD, whose Harvard research appears in The American Journal of Epidemiology, implicates stress as a trigger for weight gain. Apparently stress is gender specific. Men get ...
Views: 1391(3 votes) - Stress Does Not Have to Dominate Your Life: Causes of Stress - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2009 from Michelle Howard SmithDefinition of Stress: Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary defines Stress as a physical, chemical, or emotional factor that causes bodily or mental tension and may be a factor in disease causation; a state of bodily or mental tension resulting from factors that tend to alter an existent ...
Views: 1935(2 votes) - Stress Free and Happy - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2010 from Candace CzarnyStress – we all feel it on a daily basis, in varying degrees. Some days are much worse than others, while other days, you might even go so far as to say you're relaxed. But in truth, stress is the norm more than we'd like it to be. And while we might never be completely stress free, we certainly ...
Views: 1201(3 votes) - Stress in Emergency Services: 6 RELIEF Strategies, Part 1 - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2019 from Kay FontanaAre you a paramedic, fire fighter, law enforcement officer or dispatcher? Is your job creating stress and anxiety at home and at work? If you are, then this is for you. Spending many years as an EMT and paramedic, and working in a 9-1-1 center, I am very much aware of the stress that can ...
Views: 1598(4 votes) - Stress in Emergency Services: 6 RELIEF Strategies, Part 2 - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2019 from Kay FontanaAre you a paramedic, fire fighter, law enforcement officer or dispatcher? Is your job creating stress and anxiety at home and at work? If you are, then this is for you. Spending many years as an EMT and paramedic, and working in a 9-1-1 center, I am very much aware of the stress that can ...
Views: 1666(4 votes) - Stress Management - Understand the Orgins of Stress - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2012 from Linda ConnorsEvolution is an amazing state of human processes and progress. We have evolved into conscious "beings" that are aware of our inner selves, have a sense of right and wrong, have complex brain capabilities, language and communication skills. Yes, despite all of our advancements stress is a ...
Views: 2022(2 votes) - Stress management for a calmer and more enjoyable life - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2012 from Linda ConnorsHave you ever noticed that some people always seem to be calm, collected and comfortable in any situation? Many of these people experience anxieties and stresses which most people feel, however they have cultivated ways of relaxing in the most stressful situation, viewing the stress as an ...
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