{"id":5421,"date":"2014-01-14T15:37:30","date_gmt":"2014-01-14T20:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/?p=5421"},"modified":"2014-01-15T10:54:08","modified_gmt":"2014-01-15T15:54:08","slug":"kick-tush-tuesday-7-top-ways-to-de-stress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2014\/01\/kick-tush-tuesday-7-top-ways-to-de-stress.html","title":{"rendered":"Kick Tush Tuesday:  7 Top Ways to De-Stress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4792\" alt=\"Earth Day Buddha\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/100\/2013\/04\/Buddha-Goddess-300x225.jpg\" width=\"338\" height=\"253\" \/><strong>Are you stressed?<\/strong> Irritable? Having trouble sleeping? Do you feel like screaming? Crying? Pouring a jug of water over your boss\u2019s head?<\/p>\n<p>We all feel stressed from time to time, so it\u2019s essential to have an arsenal of coping mechanisms at hand.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of heading for the refrigerator, tipping its contents down the hatch and feeling OMG awful afterwards, here are some stress management tips that should help ease the pressures of life!<\/p>\n<p><b>Breathe<\/b>. No kidding, take in a deep cleansing breath and another and another and slow down.<\/p>\n<p><b>Switch It Up.<\/b> If you\u2019ve been sitting all day thinking, get up and get physical. Take a walk, stretch. And, if you\u2019ve been lifting heavy boxes from sunrise to sunset, sit down and think deep thoughts.<\/p>\n<p><b>Change of Perspective<\/b>. When you\u2019re in a twist about something, ask yourself, \u201cWill this matter in ten years? Five years? Tomorrow?\u201d Most of what frazzles us is just passing through, as our thoughts and moods.\u00a0 So, sit back, observe the frazzle and watch it dissipate into the ethos.<\/p>\n<p><b>Smile and Laugh<\/b> \u2026 a lot. Smile, breathe, smile J And\u2026laugh hard, till you cry, every change you get.<\/p>\n<p><b>One Task At a Time<\/b>.\u00a0 Multitasking doesn\u2019t really work, so take it one task at a time. Get those unpleasant tasks out of the way as soon as possible. Don\u2019t put off what can be done today.<\/p>\n<p><b>Talk It Out.<\/b>\u00a0 Call a friend, someone who is a good listener and vent. (I use &#8216;The Five People Plan.&#8217; When stressed or upset, I vent, blather on; tell five people my story. By the time I get to the fifth person, I\u2019m so over it and really tired of hearing myself!)<\/p>\n<p><b>Do Something, Anything Creative!<\/b> Relieve some tension by using your imagination. Garden, read, sing, dance, paint, draw, play an instrument, make macaroni art -anything you can think of that takes you away from the stress and opens your mind to the possibilities.<\/p>\n<p>For more ways to de-stress and lighten, join Our Lady of Weight Loss\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/30757154492\/\" target=\"_blank\">KICK in the TUSH CLUB\/FB<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Spread the word\u2013NOT the icing,<\/p>\n<p>Janice Taylor, Life &amp; Happiness Coach, Author, Artist, Positarian<br \/>\nwise * fun * utterly useful<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014-<br \/>\nFor the best life, wellness and weight loss wisdom, visit Janice:<br \/>\n<strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourladyofweightloss.com\" target=\"_blank\">Our Lady of Weight Loss<br \/>\n<\/a><\/em><\/strong>sign up for the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/maildogmanager.com\/surveys\/OurLadyofWeightLoss\/optin1.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Kick in the Tush Club<\/em><\/a> (almost weekly) e-letter<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you stressed? Irritable? Having trouble sleeping? Do you feel like screaming? Crying? Pouring a jug of water over your boss\u2019s head? We all feel stressed from time to time, so it\u2019s essential to have an arsenal of coping mechanisms at hand. 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