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What a great idea!!
*** Create a de-stressing toolbox***
Create a toolbox of things that can bring you back from stress. Some toolbox items: cd's,
poems, books, pictures, coloring books and crayons, finger paints, stress ball, slinky, journal, bubbles, and chocolate.
100 ways to reduce stress
- Getup 15 minutes earlier
- Prepare for the morning the night before
- Avoid tight-fitting clothes.
- Don't rely on your memory
- Practice preventative maintenance
- Make duplicate keys and store them where you can get to them
- Say no more often
- Set priorities in your life
- Avoid negative people
- Use your time wisely
- Simplify everything you can
- Make copies of important papers and store them where you'll be able to find them
- Repair anything that doesn't work properly
- Ask for help
- Chunk down big jobs into little ones
- View problems as challenges
- Look at challenges as opportunities
- Unclutter your life.
- Smile
- Be prepared for rain
- Laugh at something
- Pet a dog or cat
- Don't try to know all the answers
- Look for the silver lining
- Say something nice to someone
- Teach a kid to fly a kite
- Walk in the rain
- Schedule some time each day to play.
- Take a long shower or a bubble bath
- Be Conscious of the decisions you make
- Believe in yourself
- Stop beating yourself up
- Stop saying negative things to yourself.
- Visualize yourself winning
- Develop your sense of humor
- Stop thinking that tomorrow will be a better day
- Set goals for yourself.
- Say hello to a stranger
- Ask a friend for a hug
- Give a friend a hug.
- Look at the stars
- Breathe slowly
- Learn to whistle
- Read a poem
- Listen to some music you've never heard before
- Watch a ballet
- Read something
- Do something new.
- Stop a bad habit.
- Buy yourself a flower
- Smell the flower
- Find support from others
- Give support to others
- Do it today.
- Work at being cheerful and optimistic
- Put safety first.
- Do everything you do in moderation.
- Pay attention to your appearance
- Strive for excellence, not perfection
- Stretch your limits a little each day
- Look at a painting or a sculpture
- Hum a song.
- Eat nutritiously
- Plant a tree
- Feed a bird
- Practice grace under pressure
- Stand up and stretch
- Have a "plan B"
- Draw a picture
- Buy some crayons and color
- Learn a joke.
- Be responsible for your feelings
- Meet your own needs.
- Know you limitations and let others know them, too.
- Throw a paper airplane
- Exercise
- Learn the words to a song
- Get to work early
- clean out one closet or one drawer
- Go on a picnic
- Take a different route to work
- Put an air freshener in your car
- Watch a movie
- Eat some popcorn while you are watch a movie.
- Write a note to someone you haven't heard from in a while
- Take a walk.
- Go to a ball game and scream
- Eat a meal by candle light.
- Recognize the importance of unconditional love.
- Remember that stress is an attitude.
- Keep a journal
- Practice a smile
- Remember that there are always options
- Develop a support system
- Quit trying to "fix" people.
- Get enough sleep
- Talk less
- Listen more
- Praise others
- Stop counting things.
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