This is a poem from: Love Poems from God: Twelve Sacred Voices from the East and West By Daniel Ladinsky ( Translator of The Gift) This is an Inspirational Poem that talks about what to do when you see signs of stress. I Might Act Serious If God  would stop telling jokes, I might act serious. BY Tukaram (c.1608-16490 To me this talks about: Seeing the humor all around you. Stop taking your self so seriously. Read more Inspirational Poems. Laugh More. Focus more on Being a Gift to the world. Take the 21 Day “I AM a Gift to the World!” Challenge. This is a fun and creative and uplifting... Read More

Sleeping can be a time that the body and mind rejuvenates itself, or it can be an escape from the stress in your life. Notice, do you feel wide awake and energized for the day when you wake up ? or do you still feel tired even after nine to ten hours of sleep, then sleeping is not stress relief.  It’s a sign of something else. It could be a form of depression or an illness of some sort or a sleep disorder.  I recommend you see a doctor for a check up and talk about your sleeping. Doctors say an adult need about seven to eight hours of sleep per night, as an average. Are you getting enough... Read More

The easy answer is stress causes symptoms of stress over time.  We often ignore the early signs.  The early signs become chronic and turn into symptoms.  The symptoms over time can cause more serious symptoms or illness. The early signs can be easy to overlook, but if overlooked over time, can be problematic. Some possible early signs of stress : –Upset in stomach or stomach problems. -A feeling of rightness or wrongness that we ignore (we do not listen to our self). –We feel sad or depressed. -We have a mild headaches. –We feel tired. -We’re feeling overwhelmed or ... Read More

This may sound like a strange question, how we breathe can either increase our stress or bring stress relief. You may not be aware, but when you are anxious or worried you tend to breathe fast and shallow. Which increases your anxiety while your mind just keeps racing. Your breath can bring stress relief  if you breathe deeply and slowly. What this does is help your body relax and gives your mind something to focus on, your breath. Did you know your mind will match your breath. If you breathe slow and deep your mind will also slow down. I want to share with you three breathing techniques to help ... Read More

You know  the symptoms of stress is often the feeling of being overloaded, doing too much, being over-committed. Your  to-do list is overflowing and it seems like nothing is getting done. You walk around in a hurry and  forgetting your needs and what’s really important.Sometimes, when we have symptoms of stress, you just want to yell at everyone “get out of my way”,” let me get something done”, or” whatever sets you off in the moment”. These are signs that you need to slow down, not hurry up. You need to relax and do some self-care. You need to take... Read More

We all have stress in our life, and some of us have a lot of stress in our lives. Do you find yourself  tired even with sleep? Is your stomach in pain often? Do you  have headaches, often? Do you have the just feeling that  you’re not quite in your body? Is your blood pressure getting high? Are you feeling tight and rushing all the time? If you answered yes to any of the questions, you need to reduce your symptoms of stress.  And you need to reduce those things that cause us stress (where you can). Some things to try: 1. Simplifying your life: a.That might mean delegating things to other... Read More

I can tell you that I know there are times when you feel like there’s just no happiness, things are gloomy, life sucks, and you don’t know what to do to change your mood. Well, I have a couple of secret weapons I’d like to share because I know it’s hard to just shift moods. So this is important, and I wanted to share it with you. But what I suggest is you take a couple of slow deep breaths, help relax the body, and then you go to a near or just someplace and just laugh as loud, as hard, and as goofy as you can. I know this sounds corny, but I have done this for myself,... Read More

Dear One, Stress is not good for the body, mind and spirit. Do find your mind racing? Do you find your to-do list getting longer and the days shorter? Do you find yourself being irritable or getting angry easily? Do you find your body is tight and it is hard to relax? These are some of the signs of stress. My favorite, portable and quick remedy is to focus breathing slowly and deeply. As you focus on your breathe, your mind will also slow down and your body will begin to relax. This will usually last as long as you can focus on your breathe!! It does give you an opportunity to re-choose what you... Read More