Last year right before the holidays I gave you 25 stress-busting tips from a list I like to read over when I need a boost.
Here we are again, ready to enter the holiday fray. Can you believe Monday is 1 November?!? So, I am pulling out that list to share another 25 tips. My suggestion: Print both lists. Read each morning as a reminder that you can choose constructive behaviors.
25 MORE Tips for Less Stress:
- Let go of what is lost.
- Encourage gentleness in yourself and others.
- Face life with dignity.
- Go more frequently where you will get what is good for you.
- Listen to the sound of your own voice.
- Redecorate some part of your home.
- Face painful questions carefully.
- Get a medical check up.
- Wear comfortable clothes whenever you possibly can.
- Get a massage.
- Avoid excessive noise.
- Engage in religious activity.
- Redefine your priorities.
- Stop letting people annoy you because they are unhappy.
- Start today to straighten out a problem in your life.
- Practice being alert to your surroundings.
- Exercise regularly.
- Stop waiting “until ____ ” and marking time.
- Set goals realistically.
- Learn to value feedback from others.
- Stop reflecting on things that didn’t work out.
- Write a journal of your daily thoughts and moods.
- Stop assuming others can’t get along without you.
- Think positively!
- Look in the mirror and smile.
Be sure to leave a comment with the tip that stuck out for you. You will be encouraging someone else!
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