Stress
Boiling Water, Or Being Aware of Stress
There’s an old wives’ tale that if you drop a frog in a pot of boiling water he will jump out, but if you put a frog in a pot of cool water and slowly raise it to boiling the frog will allow himself to be boiled to death.
The “temperature” of our lives is our [...]
How To Stop Accumulating Stress [Stress]
Have you ever been tense about something, just to have your kids misbehave? Have you ever been late and misplace your keys? Have you ever wondered about why, when you’re already stressed, the stress seems to pile on?
The reason is that we accumulate stress as we move through situations. Each additional stressor piles on to [...]
How To Stress Less Before Trips and Enjoy Them More [Simplicity]
Have you ever spent the last few hours before a trip stressed out and harassed, packing frantically and snapping at anyone who got in your way? What about realizing after you came home from a trip that you might as well have stayed home, for all that you took in while on the trip?
Here is [...]
5 Easy Ways To Break The Stress Cycle
Since my husband’s accident in January, I am conscious that the level of stress I carry around in my body is much higher than it used to be, and that any additional stressful situation can send my stomach into cramps and my back into spasms. It’s almost as if my baseline has shifted upward, and [...]
The Secrets of Eliminating Daily Stress: Perfectionism
Photo by glyn_nelsonStress doesn’t always come from huge events in our lives. It can be caused in little amounts by small events, and build up to the point where it has the same impact as a major catastrophe. Over the past few Fridays, I have examined some of the causes of daily stress and give [...]
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