36 Stress Reducers

1. Pray
2. Go to bed on time.
3. Get up on time so you can start the day unrushed.
4. Say No, to projects that won't fit into your time schedule, or that will compromise your mental health.
5. Delegate tasks to capable others.
6. Simplify and un-clutter your life.
7. Less is more. (Although one is often not enough, two are often too many.)
8. Allow extra time to do things and to get to places.
9. Pace yourself. Spread out big changes and difficult projects over time; don't lump the hard things all together.
10. Take one day at a time.
11. Separate worries from concerns. If a situation is a concern, find out what God would have you to do and let go of the anxiety. If you can't do anything about a situation, forget it.
12. Live within your budget; don't use credit cards for ordinary purchases.
13. Have backups; an extra car key in your wallet, an extra house key buried in the garden, extra stamps, etc.,
14. K.M.S. (Keep Mouth Shut.) This single piece o advice can prevent an enormous amount of trouble.
15. Do something for the kid in you everyday.
16. Carry a bible with you to read while waiting in line.
17. Get enough exercise.
18. Eat right.
19. Get organized so everything has its place.
20. Listen to a tape while driving that can help improve your quality of life.
21. Write thoughts and inspirations down.
22. Everyday, find time to be alone.
23. Having problems? Talk to God on the spot. Try to nip small problems in the bud. Don't wait until its time to go to bed to try and pray.
24. Make friends with Godly people.
25. Keep a folder of favorite scriptures on hand.
26. Remember that the shortest bridge between despair and hope is often a Good "Thank you Jesus!"
27. Laugh.
28. Laugh some more!
29. Take your work seriously, but yourself not at all.
30. Develop a forgiving attitude (most people are doing the best they can).
31. Be kind to unkind people (they probably need it the most).
32. Sit on your ego.
33. Talk less; listen more.
34. Slow down.
35. Remind yourself that you are not the general manager of the universe.
36. Every night before bed, think of one thing you're grateful for that you've never been grateful for before. 
  - Lady Jennifer
     

Thoughts to ponder...

*A man is never as weak as when he is being told how strong he is. - Aamazing Grace

*We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children. - Haida Indian Saying

*If you must play, decide on three things at the start: the

rules of he game, the stakes, and the quitting time. -Chinese Proverb

*One way to solve the traffic problem would be to keep all the cars that are not paid for off the streets. - Will Rogers

*The highest reward for man's toil is not what he gets for it, but what he becomes by it. - John Ruskin

Every morning in Africa the gazelle wakes up.   It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed.

Every morning in Africa the lion wakes up.  It knows that it must run faster than the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death.

So it doesn't matter whether you are a gazelle or a lion.   When the sun comes up you better be running.

- George Allen

HEAL YOUR HURTS

Heal your hurts. Don't lug them around like a sack of potatoes or bring them out for show-and-tell when you need to explain away a bad behavior or an unsettling mistake.

Revisit the scars on your heart, resolve to remove each one of them and go about getting the work done.

Without resolution, you remember the original injury and relive the pain, time and time again. Old hurts resurface and add scar tissue to the afflicted areas.

The next time a wound opens itself up and spills its scalding contents on your tender feelings, don't chase it back down inside of you. Cup it gently in your hands, kiss it goodbye and release it.

Heal your hurts, one pain at a time.

- Terri McPherson  

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