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Stress affects all
of us and can show its manifestations in various forms. We
cannot avoid it altogether, but what we can do is follow some of
these hints to reduce stress from our lives. Here is a list of
ten quotations and how we can interpret these to experience a
happier and stress free tomorrow.
1) Let go.
Let go of past failures, sadness and people whom we remember but
who no longer care for us. This sounds so easy but its easier
said than done. We all have gone through our share of heartaches
and sadness. But when we constantly remember the pain and
suffering we had endured, we are allowing that sadness to gain
an upper hand over us. What we must realize is that what has
happened has happened. Its over and done with. People change and
times change. Moving on in life is very difficult but its the
first constructive step to a better you.
2) Everything happens in its
own time.
There are things that we do and expect to be rewarded for which
does not happen. In offices, there might be a promotion that we
might have wanted, a high score on a test, or a job offer that
we were sure that was to be given to us that never worked out.
At such times we lose perspective and blame our luck and become
despondent. We need to realize that there is a time for
everything that happens in our lives. And when the appropriate
time comes, things will start working the way they were supposed
to work.
3) You are the only person
who can make yourself happy.
Think of "your" happiness, too, and be kind to yourself. In
life, all of us have goals and ambitions. But in the pursuit of
those goals, we lose sight of the bigger picture that we are
doing these things to make ourselves happy. This is seen
especially in the case of mothers who are doing so many
things for their kids and family that they don't remember when
the last time was that they did something for their own
happiness.
It happens to all of us. Be gentler with yourself. Make yourself
happy, and that can be done in so many ways. Treat yourself to
some ice cream, buy a book that you were dying to read, spend a
day lolling in the bed doing nothing. We deserve it and so do
our bodies.
4) Laughter is the best
tranquilizer with no side effects.
Laugh each and every day of your life. Humorous situations
happen to us every single day. Whether you choose to enjoy the
moment or not is your decision. There are so many excuses in our
day-to-day life to have a good laugh. All we need to do is just
look at the lighter side of life and enjoy the moment. When you
laugh, don't think whether people are watching you or how much
you laugh. It's their problem that they cannot find the humor in
the situation that you have found.
5) Happiness is a journey,
not a destination.
As we make our journey through life, we have so many things to
savor and experience. There is no such thing as instant
happiness or happiness that can be found somewhere. Live your
life each day, the same way you would climb a mountain. An
occasional glance towards the summit keeps the goal in mind, but
many beautiful scenes are to be observed from each new vantage
point.
6) Do today what others
won't so you can live tomorrow like others can't?
So many times we are faced with duties and work that we are not
happy doing or performing. In those times, instead of hating or
shirking from that work, we can try and make use of the thought
that somehow, whatever we are doing will prove beneficial to us
one day or another. Maybe the results won't be seen tomorrow,
but surely we will benefit because we did something that no
one was willing to do. An example would be the people who
started companies which are million dollar establishments today.
They dared to venture and put their money in something that
their colleagues would not have been willing to do, and today
their work is paying off rich dividends.
7) It is never too late to be what you might have become.
There are several factors that cause us to end up doing the work
we do. Many of us, at some point of time, would have definitely
wanted to make a career change and thought that it's too late to
do it. But the truth is it's never too late. You can start doing
whatever we want to do because it's your life and your
decisions. Think of the people who attend college in their late
60's and 70's because they always wanted to do it. Such people
are the ones who truly believe in this adage.
8) Treasure the love you
receive; it will survive long after your gold and good health
have vanished.
We always seem to cherish our material possessions more than we
should. But life can take a lot more from us. Today we might
have good health, family love and a good home to go back to.
What we forget is that there are so many calamities that can
take away all our comforts, but love is something that can never
be taken away. We need to be more demonstrative of our love
towards others and treat our loved ones with more kindness and
affection.
9) The journey of a thousand
miles starts with a single step.
Any huge task that needs to be done seems very daunting at
first. But if we analyze the task carefully, and do it
step-by-step, we will find that things get resolved very quickly
and easily. But we need to be bold enough to take the first
small step. Once that is done, we just need to proceed with
additional small steps towards our goal.
10) Always have something to
do, something to love, and something to hope for.
These three things are what will keep the flame burning within
all of us.
Something to do will keep us busy, something to love will keep
us motivated and something to hope for will take us faster
towards our goal.
Courtesy: Khalid Latif
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