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    Cultivating, what many call, an antidote to fear

    During this holiday season, it's not a question of whether stress will build, but when and how much. In turn, for most of us, when stress and tension builds, our patience for ourselves and others tends to wane. We talk to ourselves in a way we would never speak to another friend. We call ourselves...
    Posted to elishagoldstein (Weblog) by Elisha Goldstein on Wed, Dec 3 2008
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    A poem about making change - Portia Nelson

    In the spirit of how we all go about realizing how to make a change in our lives, Portia Nelson's poem says it really well. As baby's we first poop and then realize it, soon we feel it coming, but still poop. In time, we feel it coming, and sometimes make it to the toilet and other times not...
    Posted to elishagoldstein (Weblog) by Elisha Goldstein on Tue, Nov 4 2008
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    The trick behind motivating to exercise

    60% of rarely exercise and most of us don't at all. That is really amazing when most of know that exercise is a natural stress reducer and it makes us feel better. So why is it that when making our choices day in and day out that most of us put this one on the back burner? The answer may be that...
    Posted to elishagoldstein (Weblog) by Elisha Goldstein on Fri, Oct 3 2008
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    Feeling a stressed and under pressure

    The feeling of having a lot to do and a time frame too tight before I even begin is causing me concern. I know that if everything goes smoothly I can achieve the goals, although it will mean not haivng time to pause between tasks. Knowing that a glitch in one area will mean I need to be even better than...
    Posted to Parkes ponders (Weblog) by Helen Parkes on Fri, Sep 26 2008
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    5 reasons we feel stress and what we can do about it!

    When headline after headline are screaming financial crisis in our ears, it's pretty easy for our stress reactions to begin to unravel. Like a Zebra about to get attacked by a lion, our bodies tense up and fear begins to rise. What's the difference between humans and a Zebra. A brilliant imagination...
    Posted to elishagoldstein (Weblog) by Elisha Goldstein on Thu, Sep 25 2008
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    Stress, Addiction, and Drilling for Oil

    Regardless of what your financial assets are--whether you have investments in the stock market, or just a few dollars in the bank--you are feeling the stresses of our collapsing system. I wrote sometime ago about my belief that the Ship of Civilization was sinking. "Just as the Titanic was thought...
    Posted to Jed's Blog (Weblog) by Jed Diamond on Fri, Sep 19 2008
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    Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, and Stress?

    Politics is exciting for many. Now with television, blogging, text messaging, twitter, and other new techi gadgets we can be plugged into it 24X7. It's easy for some to get addicted to it to a point where the body feels tense, we notice irritability coming up, and before you know it you're stressed...
    Posted to elishagoldstein (Weblog) by Elisha Goldstein on Thu, Sep 4 2008
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    In an age of disconnection, here is a tip how to get connected!

    Here is a national research study I conducted a few years back that had excellent results to get connected and create more meaningful moments in daily life. This was done for a minimum of 5 minutes a day, for 5 days a week, for 3 weeks. Choose an object, either tangible or intangible (e.g., family heirloom...
    Posted to elishagoldstein (Weblog) by Elisha Goldstein on Fri, Aug 29 2008
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    Work ranks as #1 stressor for people, tips on what you can do now!

    A recent poll conducted by Elizabeth Scott,, M.S., Stress Management Consultant, found that the top stressor for people is found at work! So what can we do? Here are some more tips from Mindful Healing on how to practice to reduce stress through the workday: As the workday begins, slightly slow down...
    Posted to elishagoldstein (Weblog) by Elisha Goldstein on Thu, Jul 24 2008
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