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There are several ways by which you can do this.
Being grateful is a great attitude. We have so much to be thankful for. Thank the taxi driver for
bringing you home safely, thank the cook for a wonderful dinner and thank the guy who cleans
your clothes. Also thank the mailman for bringing you your mail, thank the policeman for making
your community safe and thank God for being alive.
News is stressful. Get less of it. Some people just can’t start their day
without their daily dose of news. Try and think about it, 99% of the news we hear or read is bad
news. Starting the day with bad news does not seem to be a sensible thing to do.
A religious connection is also recommended. Being part of a religious group with its singing,
sacraments, chanting, prayers and meditations foste r inner peace.
Manage your time. Time is invaluable and too important to waste. Time management can be
viewed as a list of rules that involves scheduling, setting goals, planning, creating lists of things to
do and prioritizing. These are the core basics of time management that should be understood to
develop an efficient personal time management skill. These basic skills can be fine tuned further to
include the finer points of each skill that can give you that extra reserve to make the results you
desire.
Laugh and laugh heartily everyday. Heard a good joke? Tell your friends or family about it. As
they also say -’Laughter is the best medicine’.
Express your feelings, affections, friendship and passion to people around you. They will most
likely reciprocate your actions. Try not to keep pent up anger of frustrations, this is bad for your
health. Instead find ways of expressing them in a way that will not cause more injury or hurt to
anyone.
Working hard brings tremendous personal satisfaction. It gives a feeling of
being competent in finishing our tasks. Accomplishments are necessary for all of us; they give us a
sense of value. Work on things that you feel worthy of your time.
Learning is a joyful exercise. Try and learn something new everyday. Learning also makes us
expand and broaden our horizons, and could also give us more opportunities in the future.
Run, jog, walk and do other things that your body was made for. Feel alive.
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