I often am asked to give talks on stress management. A few years ago I began to provide a handout that listed stress busters for each day of the month.
I find December to be especially stressful--holidays, too much junk food, managing money, the skies turn gray...even with the very much appreciated merriment of friends and tinsel, I really have to take time to be in touch with my stress and make friends with it.
Here are two de-stressers, one for December 1 and the other for December 2. Look for one a day throughout the whole month!
December 1: Stress is a part of life. Today, give it a name,
an identity. Let it know that it has a home, but not free reign. Set rules for
stress. Make it a respectful friend. You don’t need to love it; just get along.
December 2: Throw off regrets. Stress often talks us into
believing that life would be better if we had made different choices. Maybe so;
maybe not. For now, you only have this moment. Put regrets into a box and out
of the way. Embrace today.
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