I don't believe I am a "worry wart" now but some times things do concern me and I may tend to worry about it somewhat. However I've learned most times things aren't worth worrying about. Things usually turn out for best even though they might not turn out as exactly you wanted them to be.

Worrying about things in your life can create unwanted stress. Stress can create many health problems. Millions of people try to chase away worries by eating too much, drinking to excess, taking drugs only to find out they can't eliminate worry. As a matter of fact, they are usually creating many more health problems than they realize.

I bet you, like I, know people who never seem to worry about anything. Either they don't worry or they just seem to be able to handle life's problems without creating much stress in their life. So how do they do it? Some have told me what helps them to conquer this is just stay busy doing things or going places.

For myself, since I've retired, I still stay active all time. I have a daily goal planner that I use to record activities I plan to do everyday. (They are entered in my planner each day before next day). One of those activities that really helps me relieve any stress I may have is some form of exercise. In winter when I'm in Florida I ride my bike for about 30 minutes everyday.

I've also found that just relaxing in my lounge chair with some soft music playing is a great way for relieving stress. When I've gotten involved in some intense activity for several hours I not only find it stress relieving but also it will eventually cause me to want to stop and retreat to my lounge chair for a few minutes.

It's reported that doctors estimate that at least one third of all office visits are prompted by anxiety. One in four Americans will at some time suffer from an anxiety disorder. Everyone can relate to worry, anxiety and depression.

In one of my previous newsletters I publish weekly I mention that way you talk to others and self talk you use (that's inner conversations you are having with yourself) has an influence on your thinking. So what's that have to do with stress? Everything! If your thoughts are basically negative you can bet you will be creating a high level of stress in your life.

To nap or not to nap? That is question. There seem to be arguments on both sides of question of whether napping is beneficial. The simple answer is that naps can be very effective for increasing energy levels when one has a proper understanding of how sleep system works. Failure to understand inner sleep system and sleeping to long during day can actually result in sleep that actually robs you of energy.

Contrary to popular belief, our bodies are actually very busy when we are sleeping. In fact, our inner sleep system involves a complex process of sequential sleep stages. There are a total of five sleep stages. The first two stages, Stages 1 and 2, are considered light sleeping. During Stages 1 and 2 we can be easily awakened and we do not enter a deep enough sleep cause a disturbance to our inner sleep clock. Generally we are in Stage 1 and 2 sleep during first 45 minutes of sleep. If we sleep longer than 45 minutes we will enter later stages of sleep which involve deep sleep.