Stress is like dark chocolate. A little of it won’t kill you. In fact, small blocks here and there can be good for you, or at least give you a reason to get of bed in the morning.
But chronic and severe stress can damage your body and mind, blocking the fluid communication to and from most organs — especially in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and in the limbic system, the brain’s emotional center. Believe me, you want these two systems–much like the House and Senate — running as smoothly as possible, with low levels of the delinquent stress hormones in your bloodstream.
Which is why I have handy some tress busters. I use an average of five a day. Today I’m using all ten. Here they are, and good luck!
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Ok, now I’m going to print this out and hang it on the wall in my room. So precious advices, I absolutely need to simplify and prioritize, family and friends keep telling me and I keep postponing, I’m way too stressed out and probably I’ll end up doing things not as well as I’m supposed to.
Thanks for this, really helpful and inspiring.
I like your list. I think that exercise is one of the most important things on your list. 30 minutes a day of moderate exercise (which can be broken into smaller increments) on 5 or more days a week is not only a stress buster but also has been shown to lower the risk of heart disease. I would also like to add that adequate sleep is also probably important in being able to control stress.
Love the pencil ideal but I’m not afraid to scratch some thing out either.
Coffee is on
Kiss and hug.
And if the person you’re with isn’t someone you want to kiss and hug deeply, profoundly, and stress-reducingly? You may be with the wrong person.