Holistic Stress ManagementWritten by Cynthia Perkins, M.Ed.
You have permission to publish this article electronically free of charge as long as you follow my requirements. The entire byline at end of article must be included and content should be left unchanged. The actual url must be visible, not a link connected to unrelated words. The bio and url must be placed either directly above my article or directly below my article, not on a completely different page. The bio and url must be typed in a large enough font that it is clearly visible to eye. If you use article, please notify me with a copy of your publication or a url to where it can be found. For print publications, please contact me to discuss and to obtain US mailing address to send a courtesy copy. cynthiap@frognet.net Stress Management by Cynthia Perkins, M.Ed. Stress is an inevitable part of life. Managing stress effectively is important for every person, but for person dealing with chronic illness it is essential for optimal functioning. There is good stress and bad stress. Even good stress can be difficult to deal with when one’s resources are limited due to chronic illness. Stress is an inherent component of chronic illness, arising from inevitable challenges, loss and limits it creates, therefore adding more than average level of stress to one’s life. It is impossible to eliminate stress completely, nor would you want to, a certain amount of stress is healthy. The key is to find ways to minimize its negative impact on your life, cope effectively and reduce excess. Too much stress or stress that is not handled effectively can affect immune system, therefore symptoms may become exacerbated or new symptoms may arise, keeping immune system overwhelmed. It may also make you irritable and interfere in your quality of life. Try to incorporate some of these stress busters into your life. ~Don’t take on too much at one time. Say no when you want to.
| | Change How You Say It, Change Your AttractivenessWritten by Catherine Franz
Language, whether it’s emerging from our mind, our heart, orour lips, says a lot about ourselves. It tells others whatstate we're in at time, actually where we are in ourlife, as well as how we dress our self, our body and oursoul. It also tells us what we will do now, what we did inthe past, and what we will do in future. Yet, we are socomfortable with our own voice and too busy to hear itsvoice that negative expressions escape constantly. Doeswhat you say and how you say it count? U-betcha.For those of you who are students of laws ofattraction, also known as manifesting what you desire withthe power of energy, this is another way you can use lawfor your benefit. Let me expound on this in simplest ofways. What you say is how you are. There are usually many ways tosay what you say. Many ways will not attract, others will.Let’s journey together on this with an example. Let’s usean expression we tend to use more mindfully and lessexpressively, "I could care less." "I could care less," taken literally means "I care more thanI might seem to." You are saying that you do care some andthat isn't what you intended to mean which was not caring atall. The true way to state your feelings would be, "Icouldn't care less." It may sound harsher, yet it’s thetruth. It is important to be true to your words. Being true in your language is a vital step to being in aplace of truth in yourself and in world. As a I child,my Dad drummed expression into me, and probably to you aswell, "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't sayanything at all." Practicing laws isn't about sugarcoating your feelings or your language. It’s aboutexpressing them from your own truth. But what sayingtells us is that, even though we can acknowledge this as ourtruth we don't have to express that truth verbally. Because we are so comfortable with our language, we havestopped hearing what we are saying 90% of time. Theonly way to catch your language is to use this exercise.
|
