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by ♥ heart ♥ Sat Apr 04, 2009 2:51 am
Stress
is predominant in our society. Most of us are running here, running
there, doing something at high speed, seldom relaxing. And they thought
they were living busy lives a hundred years ago!
"This strange disease of modern life with its brisk hurry and divided aims." - Matthew Arnold (1822-1888)
To improve upon this stressful way of life we can reassess our values
and routines. If possible, we can eliminate some of those things which
are not necessary to a contented life, and we can slow down. Achieving
a stress free way of life will help keep us healthier and living longer
and make our time here a lot more fun.
You can often visualize your way out of tension by picturing yourself
in a very calm, peaceful, serene setting, in complete easy control.
Picture it clearly and hold on to it. You can use your imagination in
many different ways to help siphon off tensions - when at the bathroom
sink or in the shower, let all your worries, stresses, anxieties, run
down the drain with the dirty soapy water.
When you start to feel stress coming on, immediately try relaxing the
muscles and fill your mind with thoughts of peace, tranquility,
confidence, strength, happiness. Repeat these and other calming words
to yourself now and again. Take notice of, and enjoy your surroundings
all through the day. Look at, listen to, smell the limitless variety of
things natural everywhere.
Make a determined effort to please someone. Offer help, agree, smile.
This is much easier than trying to impress others, or trying to be
perfect. Thinking of, and interacting with others, can be very soothing
on the nerves, particularly if you expect no credits.
"The American over-tension and jerkiness and breathlessness and
intensity and agony of expression are primarily social, and only
secondarily physiological, phenomena. They are bad habits, nothing more
or less, bred of custom or example, born of imitation of bad models and
the cultivation of false personal ideals." - William James (18)
is predominant in our society. Most of us are running here, running
there, doing something at high speed, seldom relaxing. And they thought
they were living busy lives a hundred years ago!
"This strange disease of modern life with its brisk hurry and divided aims." - Matthew Arnold (1822-1888)
To improve upon this stressful way of life we can reassess our values
and routines. If possible, we can eliminate some of those things which
are not necessary to a contented life, and we can slow down. Achieving
a stress free way of life will help keep us healthier and living longer
and make our time here a lot more fun.
You can often visualize your way out of tension by picturing yourself
in a very calm, peaceful, serene setting, in complete easy control.
Picture it clearly and hold on to it. You can use your imagination in
many different ways to help siphon off tensions - when at the bathroom
sink or in the shower, let all your worries, stresses, anxieties, run
down the drain with the dirty soapy water.
When you start to feel stress coming on, immediately try relaxing the
muscles and fill your mind with thoughts of peace, tranquility,
confidence, strength, happiness. Repeat these and other calming words
to yourself now and again. Take notice of, and enjoy your surroundings
all through the day. Look at, listen to, smell the limitless variety of
things natural everywhere.
Make a determined effort to please someone. Offer help, agree, smile.
This is much easier than trying to impress others, or trying to be
perfect. Thinking of, and interacting with others, can be very soothing
on the nerves, particularly if you expect no credits.
"The American over-tension and jerkiness and breathlessness and
intensity and agony of expression are primarily social, and only
secondarily physiological, phenomena. They are bad habits, nothing more
or less, bred of custom or example, born of imitation of bad models and
the cultivation of false personal ideals." - William James (18)
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