When we pray to Heavenly Father, in Faith, you will receive the blessing and comfort that you need.  Maybe not what you want exactly but what you need. 

“I offer a plea that each of us will seek to live closer to the Lord and to commune with Him more frequently and with increased faith.

Pray for wisdom and understanding as you walk the difficult paths of your lives. If you are determined to do foolish and imprudent things, I think the Lord will not prevent you. But if you seek His wisdom and follow the counsel of the impressions that come to you, I am confident that you will be blessed.

Let us be a prayerful people. Let us bring up our children “in the nurture and admonition of the Lord” (Enos 1:1). May the blessings of heaven deservedly rest upon you. In the words of Deuteronomy, “And now, Israel, what doth the Lord thy God require of thee, but to fear the Lord thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul” (Deut. 10:12). Be assured, my dear brothers and sisters, that “He, watching over Israel, slumbers not, nor sleeps” (Felix Mendelssohn, Elijah).

For the blessings of heaven to rest upon you I humbly pray as I express to you my love for each of you. Thank you for your great kindness to me and your great faithfulness and energy in moving forward the work of the Almighty, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, amen.”

Gordon B. Hinckley

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There have been many conversations about the current global stress level and sometimes this causes minor anxiety among certain persons. It is my wish to share a way that we can destress ourselves in about a minute in order to help with minor anxiety levels. The reason it is so important to have the knowledge of and ability to practice this exercise is because we can use it at anytime and anywhere when we are feeling a little nervous, worried, or concerned. When we are feeling nervous, worried, or concerned, with this exercise, and with a little practice, we can change our feelings immediately to calmness, certainty, and trust.

The best way to practice this exercise is when you are at home, alone, and in an uninterrupted environment. After training one self with this exercise it should very easily become a habit that can be performed at any time and at any place.

First, find yourself sitting upright and relaxed, quiet inside your mind and body. Second, inhale slowly, filling your lungs to full capacity, like balloons. Third, hold your inhalation for three seconds and attempt to feel your heartbeat. Fourth, exhale, imagining yourself releasing all of the tension out of your body as you breathe out. In other words, exhale and feel your entire body and mind relax. Do this three times. Finally, sit for a moment and see if you can sense the calmness, certainty, and trust.

When we do this exercise we relax and take our thoughts, which might be racing due to stress, out of our head and our focus into relaxation and stillness. This can be done at anytime and anywhere but the most desirable place to begin practicing would be at home when alone. Make this a regular practice and you will notice your ability to Destress Yourself immediately.

For more free information about quieting your mind and relaxation I would like you to visit our website http://destressyourself.com. Have a great day and don’t forget to have fun and be playful.

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This is sooooo cool! We, at destress yourself, will be providing free monthly teleclasses on managing stress, managing work stress, reducing stress, stress management techniques, stress relief, relaxation, meditation, and any other kind of education about stress you can think of.

We, at destress yourself, will also provide free monthly teleclasses in order to aid individuals on quiting unhealthy habits like smoking, getting angry, and overeating. In addition, we have a free monthly teleclass for Emergency Personnel which includes first responders like EMT’s, Paramedics, Peace Officers, Fire Fighters, and Emergency Room Personnel.

Please join us for change in 2009. Set your New Year Resolutions and join us in accomplishing and keeping them.

Stay tuned and keep your eyes open for our free teleclasses and our blog posts so that you may enhance your life in 2009.

HAPPY NEW YEAR AND DON’T FORGET TO HAVE FUN AND BE PLAYFUL.

Elizabeth

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Attitude is everything.  If you are excited about the Holidays then you will have excitement.  If you dread the Holidays then you will have a hard time. 

If you have the right attitude and you are prepared you will have a perfect holiday.  Be prepared by taking care of yourself, managing your activities, managing your money, and ask for help when needed.

Take care of yourself by eating right, exercising, and getting plenty of rest.

Manage your activities by making a list of all the things you have to do, prioritize the list, then fill your calendar with the tasks scheduled.

Manage your money by making a list of all the things you have to buy and people you have to buy for, decide how much money you want to spend for the total, then decide how much you will spend on each person and item, and budget accordingly.

Ask for help from your family when you have a lot to do.  Delegate your tasks.  Ask for help with meals if you are hosting.  Have guests bring their favorite dish or desert.  They will love to, I know I do when I visit family.

Happy Holidays~have fun and be playful.

Elizabeth

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You can have fun by just enjoying the person you are talking to, enjoying the person you are with, or enjoying whatever you are doing.  Make it a conscious effort to leave your stress or problems behind and enjoy the moment you are in.

Don’t forget to have fun and be playful because it is in your nature.

Elizabeth

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Are you having fun yet?  When is the last time you had fun or a good belly laugh? 

One of the things I love to do is shoot hoop.  I will play basketball with anyone who will play.  It is fun and I have a great time.  Another thing I love to do is hike in the forest with my dogs.  I am very lucky because I live in the forest. 

Search for your fun and laughter.  Seek it everyday because that is what makes life worth living for, well that and love.

Spend time and hang out with your friends and family and I guarantee that you will feel destressed. 

Don’t forget to have fun and be playful because it is in your nature.

Hugs,

Elizabeth

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Recently I wrote a post on how to destress yourself in a minute and I wanted you to know that I am having a teleclass tomorrow night to take you through this process step by step.  Join me in destressing yourself in a minute, tomorrow night, 7 p.m. Pacific.  You can find the details when you sign up for our newsletter.  All these teleclasses are free, for now.

Have a great day and don’t forget to have fun and be playful, it is in your nature.

Elizabeth

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Another way you can learn stress management techniques is through a four part Destress Yourself class you can get via audio. This program will teach you the effects of stress and stress reduction through an experiential process.

So, have a great weekend and leave your stress at work. Don’t forget to have fun and be playful, it is in your nature.

Elizabeth

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Hope to hear from you soon.

Have fun and be playful it is in your nature.

Elizabeth

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When you do this you let your mind take over you, and your feelings.
This increases your stress. Why do we dwell on this horrible person,
and this horrible deed, if we dislike this person and this deed so
much, especially if it will increase our anger or ruin our mood? If we just
take control of our thoughts, we can think of people we love, and things we
enjoy. Or, we can focus on the goals that we want in our life.

When we can’t remove our thoughts from something so negative then we are
letting those thoughts, and emotions take over our life. We are
saying, “This insignificant person who I allow to make me angry is
more important to me than the people and the things I love.”

If we think of the things we love, and are grateful for, and think of
the things we want in our life, we choose to change what is important
to us.

You have a choice. You could choose to focus on the negative things
in your life, or on the positive things in you life. You can choose to
focus on what you have and are grateful for, or you can choose to focus
on what you don’t have, and what you are ungrateful for. You could
choose to think of the worst thing that could happen in any scenario,
or you could choose to focus on the best thing that could happen in
any scenario. It is your choice. If you choose the negative you
choose an unhappy mood, an uhappy day, an unhappy week, or even an
unhappy life. And, if you choose the positive, you choose a happy mood,
a happy day, a happy week, and a happy life.

Managing your stress creates success and happiness. If you take
control of your thoughts, you take control of your feelings. If you
take control of your feelings, you take control of your stress, which in turn
creates success and happiness.

The average person may let their minds flow on auto pilot, which may
be full of negative thoughts. Dare to be above the average, and create
a habit of controlling your mind and make your thoughts positive.

Don’t forget to have fun and be playful, it is in your nature.

Elizabeth

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