“How we perceive a situation and how we react to it is the basis of our stress. If you focus on the negative in any situation, you can expect high stress levels. However, if you try to see the good in the situation, your stress levels will greatly diminish.” – Catherine Pulsifer from My Story [...]
“Too many people miss the silver lining because they’re expecting gold.” – Maurice Setter Look for the silver lining. There’s always good things to be discovered and enjoyed in your life. When you focus your energies on searching for and acting on the good in a situation, you spend less energy and time on worrying [...]
“Mach-S, the speed at which stress can’t keep up, is simply forward motion. But it has to be self- propelled. Note that people in cars are still stressed.” – Jef Mallett, Frazz, 08-26-05 Exercise. Cartoon humor aside, exercising is one of the best ways to eliminate stress. It gives you a positive outlet for pent-up [...]
“Affirmations are like prescriptions for certain aspects of yourself you want to change.” – Jerry Frankhauser Use affirmations Affirmations can also reduce your stress and redirect your thoughts and feelings to something positive. They affirm the qualities in you that you want to encourage, while thwarting negative thoughts at the same time. Once you get [...]