Stress Busters

• Cultivate gratitude.

• Carve out an hour a day for solitude.

• Begin and end the day with prayer, meditation and reflection.

• Keep it simple. Don't over-schedule.

• Strive for realistic deadlines.

• Never make a promise you can't keep.

• Allow an extra half hour for everything you do.

• Create quiet surroundings at home and at work.

• Go to bed at nine o'clock twice a week.

• Always carry something interesting to read.

• Breathe.. deeply and often.

• Move.. walk, dance, run, find a sport you enjoy.

• Drink pure spring water. Lots of it.

• Eat only when hungry. If it's not delicious, don't eat it.

• Be instead of Do.

• Set aside one day a week for rest and renewal.

• Laugh more often.

• Luxuriate your senses.

• Always opt for comfort.

• If you don't love it, live without it.

• Let Mother Nature nurture.

• Don't answer the telephone during dinner.

• Stop trying to please everybody.

• Start pleasing yourself.

• Stay away from negative people.

• Don't squander precious resources: time, creative energy, emotion.

• Nurture friendships.

• Don't be afraid of your passion.

• Approach problems as challenges.

• Honor your aspirations.

• Set achievable goals.

• Surrender expectations.

• Savor beauty.

• Create boundaries.

• For every "yes", let there be a "no".

• Don't worry, be happy.

• Remember, happiness is a living emotion.

• Exchange security for serenity.

• Care for your soul.

• Cherish your dreams.

• Express love every day.

• Search for your authentic self.