67 Easy Methods For Relieving Stress
Relieving stress doesn't have to be a long, drawn out and grueling process. In fact, there's a ton of things you can do right to when it comes to relieving stress.
Here's 67 quick tips for relieving stress fast. Do just 3 of these a day and you'll be living stress free before you know it.
Enjoy a bike ride or a swim
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Remove your watch and go for a walk with no time limits
~~~~ Give a hug, a kiss or better yet--an orgasm (these all release endorphins, which are nature's way of relieving stress)
~~~~ Listen to the music you love
~~~~ Dig out that instrument and make some music you love
~~~~ Select 3 cards to 3 people just because
~~~~ Phone in for a "well" day and then have a ball doing whatever you want!
~~~~ Offer a heart felt apology to someone who you've wronged
~~~~ Spend the day downtown and pretend you are a tourist, complete with camera, tacky t-shirt and bermuda shorts
~~~~ Play with your children today, all day! A fantastici way to reduce stress.
~~~~ Call someone and tell them how much you appreciate them
~~~~ Smile at everyone you see today--you'll be surprised how many smile back!
~~~~ Shoot some hoops or toss a baseball with the neighbor's kid
~~~~ Find a nice pool hall and shoot some pool with your own kid
~~~~ Make an attempt to visit with a neighbor you thought you did not like
~~~~ Take a walk or bike ride on a route you've never been on before
~~~~ Concentrate on meditating and practicing mindful breathing all day long
~~~~ Go to a cultural arts event of some kind even if you don't think you'll like it
~~~~ Dance like there's nobody watching!
~~~~ Cook your family their favorite meal
~~~~ Take mom out to a nice restaurant that she likes
~~~~ Go someplace special and watch a beach sunset
~~~~ Start a new hobby such as gardening or collecting.
~~~~ Begin a new journal and write in it every day.
~~~~ Write a poem about your favorite things in life
~~~~ Settle in for a day long marathon of really good movies (don't forget the popcorn)
~~~~ Cut out all sugar, caffeine, and alcohol just for 1 week
~~~~ Get back in touch with someone you haven't seen or talked to in years
~~~~ Pay a kid in your neighborhood to come and clean out the garage
~~~~ Organize your closet and toss out anything you haven't worn in a year
~~~~ Donate the stuff in the attic or basement to charity
~~~~ Do a kind deed but don't tell anyone about it
~~~~ Curl up on the couch with a really good book and a warm cup of cocoa
~~~~ Spend the whole day at the Spa getting pampered
~~~~ Spend the day giving someone you love a good head-to-toe massage
~~~~ Play board games all day long and into the night with your family
~~~~ Try some acupuncture to relive those aches and pains
~~~~ Wear wild colors today, all day and laugh at the strange looks you'll get
~~~~ Buy 2 dozen roses. One to keep and one to give
~~~~ Meditate by the ocean listening to the soothing waves and the calming ocean breezes
~~~~ Find an aromatherapy or reflexology shop and give it a try
~~~~ Take a yoga class and get more flexible
~~~~ Hang out at your favorite bookstore and walk through the aisles you don't normally browse around
~~~~ Invite a friend out to a movie, a concert or a play and share a dessert and coffee afterwards
~~~~ Frame that picture for your best friend and deliver it to them at work
~~~~ Put some extra coins in someone's expired parking meter
~~~~ Pre-pay the toll for the car behind you at the toll booth
~~~~ Volunteer your time at a food bank or soup kitchen in town
~~~~ Don't just volunteer your time, volunteer yourself by helping with whatever they need
~~~~ Commit yourself to your personal spiritual beliefs and study them often
~~~~ Treat yourself to a soothing bubble bath by candlelight
~~~~ Go on an extended tour with Mother Nature (see the woods, mountains, desert, Grand Canyon, etc)
~~~~ Go to your favorite park and fly a kite!
~~~~ Treat yourself to something you normally wouldn't do (a manicure or new hairstyle)
~~~~ Get a free makeover in a department store
~~~~ Retreat to your favorite store and buy a guilty pleasure gift just for you
~~~~ Join a book club and start a blog of book reviews
~~~~ Brew a special cup of tea and offer it to someone who needs it more than you do
~~~~ Try something you've never had at an exotic restaurant
~~~~ Paint the kid's room a fresh, bright new color
~~~~ Go to the pet store and bring home a new fur ball (pet)
~~~~ Surprise your family with a relaxing Sunday drive into the country
~~~~ Blow bubbles with your kids and watch them chase the bubbles in the wind
~~~~ Go out after a snowstorm and make snow angels
~~~~ Volunteer at a church or local college to teach a class on something you love
~~~~ Spend a day updating your scrapbooks and photo albums
~~~~ Gather round the computer and plan the next family vacation There's just no two ways about it, being active, in mind, spirit and body is what helps in relieving stress. The more we are engaged in healthy activity the weaker the grip that stress will have in our lives. Do yourself a favor--print this list out and make a promise to yourself to do at least 3 simple stress-busting pleasures each day and you will be relieving stress faster and feel much, much better.
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