30 Simple Ways To Reduce Stress at Home and at Work

1. Breathe, when you feel tense, take 10 slow, deep breaths in through your nose, out through your mouth.

2. Touch, hug someone, hold hands, stroke a pet, make non-sexual physical contact with people, brush your hair.

3. Communicate, be honest with your Self and others. Ask for what you want. Express your true feelings when they occur.

4. Drink at least eight, 8 oz. glasses of good water a day. This flushes toxins out of our body.

5. See the humor in life. Laugh at your self and life. Have fun and "play" at life.

6. Meditation 15 minutes a day. Take time to relax, sit, breathe deeply, quiet your mind. Record In-sights and dreams in a journal.

7. Be Human. Let up on yourself. Forgive your self and others. Slow down and enjoy being alive.

8. Communicate with friends. Spend time with each other. Share the good stuff.

9. Hug three people each day. Relax and enjoy the feeling of

10. Quit worrying about the Future. Concentrate on what you can do NOW.

11. Be honest with yourself con- cerning your fears. Ask for more information or assistance.

12. Crying is nature's way of releasing toxins from the body, releasing stress, or expressing joy.

13. Change is constant. You can choose to change your choice anytime you want to do so.

14. Trust your Self, and value your needs and choices. Follow your own intuition.

15. Live in the moment. Stop fanta- sizing about "What If ". Choose from what IS available, Now.


16. Feel good about yourself and your choices in life. Value what you Believe in. Walk your Talk.

17. Forgive yourself and others. Withholding Love does not nur- ture relationships.

18. When you do not love yourself first, you can not be satisfied by loving and doing for others.

19. Make a commitment to expand your Spiritual, Mental, Emotional, and Physical well-being.

20. Your most valuable and limited resource is your time. Value it, so others will.

21. Contribute Become a solution provider for problems, not just a problem discoverer.

22. Leave work. When you go home, Go Home ! Work can be a part of your life, not your whole life.

23. Put your family, career, and Self in perspective; know which is most important and nourish it.

24. Value your emotions. Feel your feelings. Allow yourself to express them appropriately as they occur.

25. Express your anger directly with clarity. Indirect or covert anger only prolongs distress and distrust.

26. When asked, always tell the whole truth to yourself and to others.

27. Respect your own ideas, and have respect for other people's feelings, ideas, and choices.

28. Exercise, walk, stretch, move about. Staying physically fit keeps you mentally fit, emotionally calm, and at peace.

29. Eat healthy foods and chew well. Don't eat just because you are bored, unhappy, or angry.

30. Experience and express joy at being alive, at having choices, and at the opportunity to explore loving relationships.