Stress less, live more, worry less and love more. Tips to worry and stress less, and tips and ways to live and love more.
Managing worry and stress in healthy ways is more important than ever.
We live in a society that promotes stress and makes worrying seem like it's what we're supposed to do.
Becoming aware of what causes us stress and worry and doing what we can to reduce it as well as manage it improves our quality of life exponentially.
April is Stess Awareness month, so for this months intentions, let's focus on less stress & worry, and on more living & loving.
"April is recognized as National Stress Awareness Month to bring attention to the negative impact of stress. Managing stress is an essential component of a healthy lifestyle. Knowing how to manage stress can improve mental and physical well-being as well as minimize exacerbation of health-related issues. ~ https://hr.nih.gov/working-nih/civil/national-stress-awareness-month
Are you a worrier? Do you overthink and stress?
I am a total worrier, and I used to think that if I wasn't stressed out, worried and overthinking, then I must not be working hard enough.
Thankfully, I found another way, that, I realized I actually did have a choice!
So one day I woke up, and made a decision to no longer put my needs last on the list, and started taking care of myself, mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually, and really started getting a handle on my stress and worry.
Like, weeding and tending to an old overworked overlooked garden, that needed lots of tending to.
I pulled negative thoughts like weeds, and planted seeds of love instead of fear, and watered and maintained healthy positive ways to get rid of or at least manage my stress and worry.
Eliminating the things that caused me stress and worry was much easier than I thought it would be. On the other hand, I realized creating a life that didn't revolve around stress and worry was a life-long journey and would take daily work to ensure that they wouldn't sneak their way back in and take over my life.
That's where my self-care toolkit and self-care and self-love practices became so meaningful and important.
For example my morning routine of:
Prayer
Meditation
Affirmations
Gratitude
Exercise
Helps, to set me up in healthy ways, in all areas of my life to have a good day, one that's not filled with stress and worry, but of more living and loving.
And then one day I decided that hurry and stress were no longer going to be part of my life.
Stress is self-created; I decided to stop manufacturing it.
We can choose an internal calm and joy even amid the chaos.
~ Brendon Burchard
Remember, most of your stress comes from the way you respond, not the way life is.
Adjust your attitude.
Change how you see things. Look for the good in all situations.
Take the lesson and find new opportunities to grow.
Let all the extra stress, worrying, and overthinking go.
~ UNKNOWN
11-WAYS TO WORRY AND STRESS LESS
1. Recognize that worrying is not helping you, but draining your energy & stressing you out.
2. Start noticing when you are worrying & give yourself permission to stop. Remind yourself regularly.
3. Practice 20 minutes of daily mindfulness meditation to teach how to let go of thoughts.
4. Make the distinction between a real problem & an imagined scenario that hasn't happened yet.
5. Be patient with yourself. Learning how to worry less takes time.
6. Name 3 things you are grateful, every day after you wake up
6. Get enough sleep.
7. Declutter your home.
8. Write it down.
9. Go out for a walk in nature.
10. Meditate daily.
11. Journaling.
11-Positive Affirmations for Stress & Worry
1. I am grounded, centered, and stable.
2. I am safe and supported.
3. I will not worry about things I can no control.
4. I have the power to control my emotions.
5. I choose to think positive thoughts.
6. I am strong, capable, and resilient.
7. Calm is my superpower.
8. I inhale peace and exhale worry.
9. I choose peace over perfection.
10. I will let my worry go because I know that obsessing about it doesn't solve it.
11. I will approach my worries calmly.
I WILL BREATHE.
I WILL THINK OF SOLUTIONS.
I WILL NOT LET MY WORRY CONTROL ME.
I WILL NOT LET MY STRESS LEVEL BREAK ΜΕ.
I WILL SIMPLY BREATHE.
AND IT WILL BE OKAY.
BECAUSE I DON'T QUIT.
-SHAYNE MCCLENDON
Remember we do have a choice, to let stress and worry into our lives. It takes work to manage, but it is so worth it!
Stress less, live more.
Worry less, love more.
Tamarah 🫶 @4logansrun
Recovering Perfectionist
Self-care Advocate
Self-love Warrior
Empowering Inspiring &
Supporting Women