Get up fifteen minutes earlier in the morning.

This simple, easy-to-enact lifestyle change can greatly reduce stress. By giving yourself fifteen extra minutes before you… head out the door, go wake the kids, start answering emails and phones…you are giving yourself the gift of time.

You’ll not be rushed as you go down the checklist to ensure that all is done.

You’ll have a few quiet minutes to meditate or pray or breathe deeply.

You’ll have time to enjoy a cup of tea or coffee.

You’ll have a few moments to watch the sun rise or the clouds roll by.

Fifteen minutes less sleep.

Fifteen minutes for you.

Try it.

This is the first in a weekly series of posts that will elaborate on 52 proven stress relievers identified by researchers at Texas Woman’s University.

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