SolveYourProblem eLearning Series:
I've Got Way Too Much Stress!
I need stress relief now...
( 29 pages )

NATURAL STRESS-BUSTERS GAINED FROM SIMPLE PLEASURES

There’s just no two ways about it, being active, in mind, spirit and body is what keeps the stress away best. The more engaged we are in healthy activity the less place stress will have in our lives.

Make a vow to yourself, today, to do at least 3 simple stress-busting pleasures each day and you will instantly feel much, much better.

•  Enjoy moderate, pleasurable exercise like bike or swim
      
• Remove your watch and go for a timeless walk
     
• Give a hug, a kiss or an orgasm (these all release endorphins)
     
• Cultivate interest in music you love
     
• Make some music you love
     
• Select from 3 cards and send to 3 people just because
     
• Phone in for a "well" day and then have a ball!
     
• Offer a heart felt apology
     
• Spend the day downtown and pretend you are a tourist
     
• Play with your children today, all day!
     
• Tell somebody how much you appreciate them
     
• Smile at everyone you see today
     
• Shoot some hoops with a neighbor’s kid
     
• Shoot some pool with your own kid
     
• Shoot the breeze with a neighbor you thought you did not like
     
• Take a walk or bike ride on a new route
     
• Always meditate and practice mindful breathing all days
     
• Go to an arts event of some kind even if you don’t think you will enjoy it
     
• Dance like a pro!
     
• Cook your spouse a favorite meal
     
• Take mom out for a favorite meal
     
• Go someplace special like to see a beach sunset
     
• Start a new hobby such as gardening
     
• Begin a new journal
     
• Write a poem
     
• Settle in for a really good movie (don’t forget the popcorn)
     
• Reduce all sugar, caffeine, alcohol just for 1 week
     
• Get back in touch with someone you miss
      
• Pay someone to come and clean out the garage
     
• Organize your closet
     
• Donate the clothes you never wear to charity
     
• Do a kind deed but don’t tell
     
• Curl up on the couch with a really good book
     
• Spend the whole day at the Spa
     
• Spend the day giving someone you love a good massage
     
• Play board games all day long and into the night…..
     
• Go for some acupuncture
     
• Wear wild colors today, all day
     
• Buy 2 bunches of flowers. One to keep and one to give
     
• Meditate by the ocean listening to the soothing relaxation
     
• Go for aromatherapy or reflexology
     
• Take a yoga class
     
• Hang out at your favorite bookstore
     
• Invite a friend out to a movie, a concert or a play
     
• Frame that picture for your best friend
     
• Put some coins in someone’s expired parking meter
     
• Pre-pay the toll for the car following you
     
• Volunteer your time at a food bank or soup kitchen
     
• Don’t just volunteer your time, volunteer you!
     
• Commit yourself to a spiritual belief or ceremony
     
• Treat yourself to a hot bubble bath by candlelight
     
• Go on tour with Mother Nature (see the woods, mountains, desert)
     
• Go fly a kite!
     
• Treat yourself to something pampering (a manicure or new hairstyle)
     
• Wait in line for a free makeover in a department store
    
• Retreat to your favorite store and buy 1 gift just for you
     
• Join a book club
     
• Brew a special cup of tea and offer it to someone else
     
• Try a new recipe at a new exotic restaurant
     
• Paint the kid’s room a fresh, new color
     
• Bring home a new fur ball (pet)
     
• Surprise your family with a fun Sunday drive into the country
     
• Blow bubbles with your kids
     
• Make a snow angel with your husband
     
• Go back to school to teach
     
• Update your photo album
     
• Gather round and plan the next family vacation
     

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