Stress is a part of life. How we deal with it is another thing.
Don’t try to avoid stress totally. Normal living involves many stresses. Those who live happily and healthfully have learned to live with their stresses and use them as stepping stones to personal maturity. Here are four suggestions for coping successfully with stress:
- Fit your way of life to your personal capabilities and limitations. Follow an occupation or career that you can enjoy and in which your prospect of success is good.
- Be willing to give in rather than fight an obviously losing battle. Hold on to your convictions but don’t antagonize people with them.
- Spend some time and energy in doing favors for other people. Their appreciation will bolster you when you need personal encouragement.
- Promote your own physical fitness by physical exercise, simple diet and adequate rest and recreation.
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