Stress Free Living De-Stressology Tip – Plan Ahead
July 1, 2009
Plan ahead- there are certain things in life that just happen. They are annoying and frustrating but that’s just the way it is. This may include a traffic jam on your way to work or a long line at the post office. If you are prepared for these things, then you will be able to handle these annoying situations a lot better. Give yourself an extra 20 minutes to get to work to allow for the rush hour traffic. It’s a lot better for your self-improvement to be sitting in your car thinking “good thing I planned ahead and left 20 minutes early” rather than honking the horn and swearing for being late.
Stress free living is having an open, honest dialogue with myself helps me to communicate with others.
June 30, 2009
When you communicate effectively with others you’re able to be true to yourself.
Open honest dialogue allows you to have a deeper level of communication because you’re fully aware of your thoughts and feelings. You know what you want to say because you have thought it through and talked realistically and honestly with yourself first.
Respect and value your ability to communicate your inner thoughts effectively. You can do this when you practice what you say before you say it.
Coming to a full understanding of yourself allows you to think through any frustrations and realize how your words may affect others.
Vent frustrations, share excitement, and be prepared for conversations by first reflecting on your own needs. Often you’ll find that what you really want to say is very different from the way you first felt about the situation.
Be open and honest with yourself first, and you’ll be able to convey your feelings with others with confidence. You’ll find your relationships are stronger because you first had a conversation with you.
When you’re feeling frustrated prepare for communication by first talking with yourself. Choose to take the time to vent any frustrations and sift through unnecessary dialogue in your own conversation before you have it with others.
Self-Reflection Questions:
1. Have you thought through what you want to communicate?
2. Have you had the conversation with yourself first?
3. How did the conversation with yourself lead to a better communication experience?
Stress Free Living De-Stressology Tip – Focus On The Positive Side
June 5, 2009
Focus on the positive side of the situation. There’s usually something positive in almost any situation. You just have to look for it. So are you looking are you letting the positive side of life past you by?
Stress Free Living De-Stressology Tip – Adjusting to Work Stress
June 4, 2009
Think about ways you can adjust to each change at work that cause you stress. Create a stress journal and document stressful situation as a way process your feeling and identify solutions
Stress Free Living De-Stressology Tip – Don’t be afraid to ask questions
June 3, 2009
Have you ever thought about if there’s a better way to do what you’re currently doing? Maybe a way to enhance your results. Don’t be afraid to ask those who have done it before you. Almost everyone is happy to help. But they’re not going to know what you don’t know if you don’t ask. So don’t be afraid to ask questions.
Stress Free Living – Discover How to Calm Your Mind
June 2, 2009
You wake up, it’s the middle of the night, you’re not even sure what woke you all you know is suddenly, you feel frantic, unsettled, about something that need to be done in the morning. Are you ever unsure about where to start because you have so much to do and no time to get it done?
Everyone has these feelings from time to time, but you can learn to calm your mind. A calm mind is a more attentive and proactive mind, and in learning to remove anxious thoughts, you can learn to enjoy your life far more than you already do!
How to Achieve Peace Within
When you have a mind that will not stop, you usually are hard-pressed to find inner peace. The more your mind races, the more anxious and frustrated you may become, and this can lead to unproductive days, weeks, and even months. You don’t have to continue to live this way. There are many ways to calm your overactive mind and you really can learn how to live a more calm and peaceful life.
If your mind starts running a million miles a minute and you’re not sure which way to turn next, try to pause and repeat a positive affirmation. When you use the power of positive self-talk, you will program your mind to work in a new and different way.
When things seem as if they are getting out of hand, you can use an affirmation such as, “I trust my ability to relax. I am calm and peaceful.” Although this may not be the case at the moment, if you repeat this constantly you will start to believe it. This will help you change your inner dialogue in those moments when you are tempted to succumb to the craziness surrounding you.
Positive affirmations are important because they give you permission to turn off the negative self talk in your mind and replace it with positive thoughts. The negative self talk feeds the feelings of confusion, and when you replace them with peaceful affirmations, you change your life, one positive statement at a time.
If you have a hard time believing that this strategy will work for you, give it a try with an open heart and mind. It really does work! In no time at all, you’ll feel more peaceful and reap the benefits in every area of your life.
Many of us feel like we cannot do anything about the crazy lives we lead and the inner discontent we feel. I can assure you that this is not true! When you use positive affirmations, you can reprogram your brain so that there is only room for positive thoughts. You just might be amazed to find how quickly a positive affirmation such as, “I believe that there’s a plan for my life, even if it hasn’t been revealed to me” can work for you.
If you feel like your life has gotten off course and you don’t think it’s possible to lead a calm life, why not give a peaceful affirmation a chance? If you repeat affirmations often enough, you’ll soon begin to believe them, and you’ll turn a seemingly simple statement into reality.
Stress Free Living De-Stressology Tip – The Secret
June 2, 2009
Discovering the secret is not for everyone. Not every one even believes me when I tell them the secret, it’s much easier not to. Come closer and I’ll whisper it in your ear You control your own future. Now I hope you heard me because it’s the truth believe it or not. So if you want to improve you life try looking through a few meditation books which can you relieve your own mind.
Stress Free Living De-Stressology Tip – Procrastination begins and ends with YOU
June 1, 2009
“I work better under pressure”, “I’ll wait until I understand everything before I start,” are the words of a procrastinator. On the surface it may appear you’re just lazy. But there’s a more serious reason to procrastination just below the surface. It could be perfectionism, fear, or feeling overwhelmed. Whatever the cause the outcome can’t be good. In part you procrastination is a choice. The first step is to accept it and the second is to decide to do something about it.
Natural Stress Relief Remedy – Aromatherapy
April 1, 2009
A natural stress relief remedy that most people never think about – aromatherapy. The first part of the term aromatherapy is just a little misleading. Aroma is usually connected with the sense of smell but aromatherapy is more than that just smell. Although it is true that one method of delivering the therapeutic properties of the essential oils used in aromatherapy is through smell, they are also delivered by being massaged into the skin. Sometimes…VERY rarely….they are ingested. Ingestion of an essential oil should never be undertaken except under the direction of a trained aromatherapist.
There are over 500 different essential oils that are extracted from the leaves, stems, root or bark of various flowers, trees, plants and shrubs. Each essential oil is different and useful for fighting different diseases or different physical and emotional situations. Some essential oils, for example, promote healing by reducing swelling or fighting fungal infections. Other essential oils are used to relieve depression, anxiety or fear. Some essential oils calm while other essential oils stimulate.
The essential oil that is derived from oranges contains a very large quantity of ester which has a calming effect. An Orange blossom bouquet carried by a bride represents the peace and harmony that she will bring to her new home.
Research is being conducted but there as yet is not a definitive answer as to just how aromatherapy works or why. The sense of smell is one of the five senses that most humans are born with but it is also the one that is the most underdeveloped and underused. Researchers have concluded that certain aromas affect our brains in various ways. It is easier to see why aromatherapy that is applied by the means of massage into the skin has a direct effect on the body than why inhaling the scents has such a direct effect. But it is a fact that both methods of delivery have proven to be effective even if the reason remains elusive.
Almost all modern day medications have some basis in ancient herbal medicine. In our modern world, scientists have learned how to reproduce the properties of herbal plants that have been used successfully for thousands of years artificially. They can make synthetic copies of the elements that make herbs work. The problem with these copies is that they often cause many unpleasant or even dangerous side effects that the natural versions do not cause.
In our very modern twenty-first century world, many people are returning to the use of the herbal versions of the synthetic medicines prescribed by physicians in order to avoid the undesirable side effects. Aromatherapy is one of the ways that these herbal remedies can be used.
Stress Free Living – 7 Signs You’re Experiencing Time Management Stress
March 30, 2009
Living stress free requires time management skills. The most difficult part of time management is to resolve that you actually do want to manage your time. In life, you quickly learn that your days fill up incredibility fast. You find yourself hurried and rushing to do all that you have on your to-do list. Constantly putting out fires, dealing with last minute crisis, and taking care of the unending details leave you little spare time for anything else and quite frankly exhausted and unable to think clearly.
If you never seem to have enough time to get anything finished you might feel constant, chronic stress. Have you ever seem to notice an hour might fly by like it’s five minutes or crawl by like it’s three hours. Sometimes your workday is over in a flash, and sometimes it feels like 5:00 P.M. when it’s only 11:00 A.M.
Fortunately, managing your time more effectively is something you can learn. Maybe you don’t experience time-related stress. Let’s find out. Take a look at the following list and check off what seems to describe you.
- I feel that I don’t have enough time for myself, my family or my friends
- I feel I waste too much time
- I find myself always rushing
- I find I don’t have the time to do the things I really enjoy
- I find I frequently miss deadlines or late for appointments
- I find I procrastinate too frequently
- I virtually never work with some type of priority or to-do list
Stress Free Living- 7 Signaling You’re Experiencing Time Stress
Checking off one or two items on this list indicates your time management skills require a tune up. If your time is organized and you are able to devote your full concentration to one task at a time, times seems to expand in quantity and quality. You get something finished. You feel a sense of satisfaction. The time won’t creep by, like it does when your enduring something painful.
Learning how to manage time efficiently takes some practice, but if you have a plan, time management is easy.
1. Begin Small
2. Identify your time management issues
3. Concentrate on your top three
4. Just say no
5. Let it go
You can begin living stress free today.
