In today's fast paced world, countless people just can't conceive
what it might mean to live a stress-free life. Stress is thought to be
"part of life, because that just is how life is." Many positive life
experiences, like buying a new home, or getting married, can be
stressful. This kind of stress is par for the course. But negative
stress has its roots in pain, not pleasure, and it's something that you
can, and should, live without. When you choose something (or someone) to
be part of your life or lifestyle, your first thoughts are rarely of
the stress that might come along with your choice. Change in
circumstances or in your perception of your personal world, are often
triggers for unanticipated stress. If you're already living with the
results of some dubious choices, the following tips might help you to
restore some balance to an overly stressful life:
Surround
yourself with people who are positive and believe in you: Not many
people understand how a negative person or group can affect them.
Negative people, at their least harmful, might make you feel a little
uncomfortable; at their worst they will want you to feel as miserable
and angry as they do themselves. Avoid them at all costs and you'll be
avoiding a major source of stress!
Be a go-getter: If there's a
particular goal you want to achieve. Go for it! There's a whole lot of
stress to be had in spending your days wishing you'd done things
differently yesterday and even more in regretting the fact that you
didn't try at all.
Appreciate the small things: As we get older,
we sometimes stop seeing the little things that used to bring us joy.
Material possessions become more important. Make it a habit to look at
the world through the eyes of your (stress free) inner child, appreciate
the beauty of the natural world. Take time to "stop and smell the
roses", as the old saying goes.
Steal some time for yourself:
Escape the rat-race, if only for a few fleeting moments and spend some
time in self-reflection, self-improvement, or self-indulgence! Practice
your dance moves, your Yoga positions, or your guitar chords. Do
whatever makes you happy and your stress levels will decrease, by
default.
Living a stress free life is sometimes as simple as
refusing to remove the 'rose colored spectacles', that nobody minded you
wearing when you were a kid. Leave stress to the 'grown-ups', adjust
your focus, change your perspective, adjust your attitude, and
rediscover the simple pleasures in life.
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