Do everything lovingly.

Everything.

If you cannot, don’t do it until you can.

If you must do something, find a way to add loving to it.

Love.

Always.

This is the most recent installment in an ongoing series elaborating on 52 proven stress relievers identified by researchers at Texas Woman’s University.

Every day, do something you really enjoy.

No ifs.

No ands.

No buts.

Just do it.

Every Single Day.

This is the most recent installment in an ongoing series elaborating on 52 proven stress relievers identified by researchers at Texas Woman’s University.

Learn to live one day at a time.

Yesterday is over.

Tomorrow may never be.

You have today. You have this moment. Do your best with what you have.

Be a person you can respect and admire right now.

Make the choices that would make you proud right now.

Live well NOW.

This is the most recent installment in an ongoing series elaborating on 52 proven stress relievers identified by researchers at Texas Woman’s University.

KNOW YOURSELF & ACT ON WHAT YOU KNOW!

One of the most obvious ways to avoid unnecessary stress is to select an environment (work, home, leisure) which is in line with your personal needs and desires.

If you hate desk jobs, don’t accept a job which requires that you sit at a desk all day.

If you hate to talk politics, don’t associate with people who love to talk politics, etc.

Be self-aware, then take care of yourself.

This is the most recent installment in an ongoing series elaborating on 52 proven stress relievers identified by researchers at Texas Woman’s University.

Finding yourself unable to solve a problem?

Feeling stuck in your own mental loop?

Talk it out.

Discussing your problems with a trusted friend can help clear your mind of confusion so you can concentrate on problem solving.

This is the most recent installment in an ongoing series elaborating on 52 proven stress relievers identified by researchers at Texas Woman’s University.

When the stress of having to get a job done gets in the way of getting the job done, diversion - a voluntary change in activity and/or environment - may be just what you need.

Distract yourself.

Take a time out.

Redirect your focus, and then bring it back.

You’ll find yourself more on task and better able to concentrate on the job at hand.

This is the most recent installment in an ongoing series elaborating on 52 proven stress relievers identified by researchers at Texas Woman’s University.

Innoculate yourself against a feared event.

Anticipating a frightening activity?

Feeling a lot of fear?

Preempt the stress.

If, for example, you feel anxiety when speaking in public, address the feeling and change it around. Before speaking in public, go over every part of the experience in your mind.

Imagine what you’ll wear, what the audience will look like, how you’ll present your talk, what the questions will be and how you’ll answer them.

Visualize the experience the way you would have it be.

When the time comes to make the actual presentation, it will be “old hat” and much of your anxiety will have abated.

This is the most recent installment in an ongoing series elaborating on 52 proven stress relievers identified by researchers at Texas Woman’s University.

Feeling tied up in knots with no way out?

Try the following yoga technique whenever you feel the need to relax:

Inhale deeply through your nose to the count of eight.

Then, with lips puckered, exhale very slowly through your mouth to the count of 16, or for as long as you can.

Concentrate on the long sighing sound and feel the tension dissolve.

Repeat 10 times.

This is the most recent installment in an ongoing series elaborating on 52 proven stress relievers identified by researchers at Texas Woman’s University.

Having a hard time making decisions?

Feeling overwhelmed by all you have to do?

Start writing!

Begin a personal journal, or keep lists and notes in a folder that you can throw away when you want. Whatever your technique, start writing.

Writing your thoughts and feelings down can help you clarify things and can give you a renewed perspective.

This is the most recent installment in an ongoing series elaborating on 52 proven stress relievers identified by researchers at Texas Woman’s University.

Breathe!

Breathe deeply and slowly and evenly.
When feeling stressed, most people tend to breathe short, shallow breaths. When you breathe like this, stale air is not expelled, oxidation of the tissues is incomplete, and muscle tension frequently results.

Check your breathing throughout the day, and before, during, and after high-pressure situations. If you find your stomach muscles knotted and your breathing is shallow, relax all your muscles and take several deep, slow breaths.

This is the most recent installment in an ongoing series elaborating on 52 proven stress relievers identified by researchers at Texas Woman’s University.