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Stress Issues
Lighten Up! Top 5 Ways to Say Yes to Less Stress
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Jan 20, 2015 - 11:29:41 AM

(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Everyone would love to have less stress. The hustle and bustle of everyday life can be a real problem. Work creates stress, even taking time off work can be stressful. Over scheduling can be painful in lots of ways and being around family can add tensions and make things feel worse.

Jim Ryan, author of the book Simple Happiness: 52 Easy Ways to Lighten Up says emphasizes that "happiness is a choice; we fashion our lives daily by our thoughts and feelings."

"Do the things that brings you joy and happiness," Jim says.

Ryan has the amazing ability to turn profound concepts into easily understood solutions. His Top 5 Ways to Lighten Up are worth sharing.

Know what makes you happy and find time to do it! Developing your talents is one of life's greatest sources of satisfaction.  Sometimes just a little time away helps you come back refreshed and better equipped to handle whatever life brings your way. Making time for you is not a selfish attitude, but a self-loving one. If you are not already doing what makes you happy then now is as good a time as any to begin. Letting your light shine not only brightens up your own life, but inspires those around you to brighten up their lives as well!

Are we human doings or human beings? From the minute we open our eyes each day, we're on the go-things to do, people to see, places to go. Being busy validates our existence.  But there is more to living than being busy.  It  is in the being-not just the doing-that you can reveal your true self that hides beneath the doing. You can experience your genius self, your loving self, your appreciating self, your wonderful self who doesn't always have to take themselves so seriously. You may even stop identifying yourself by what you earn, where you live, what you do, and what you have.

It's a long life. True growth comes in seeking out opportunities to brighten up the lives of others even as your own light fades. Rise above the challenges of aging by deflecting your conversations away from complaints. Wisdom lies more in listening to and supporting those around you than any words you might say. Shine the light on others as you age and you will see the joy of living a long life.

Stress Is A Choice. Our life is a series of choices. Happy people have the intention to be happy.

They realize that it is not luck or fortunate circumstances that bring them happiness in the long run. Happy people also know that bad luck and unfortunate circumstances do not bring

them misery in the long run. Happy people understand that it is the way we deal with these circumstances that makes all the difference. Every day we come face to face with situations that elicit a reaction from us. It is in how we choose to react from moment to moment that we fashion our lives.

How we look at things makes all the difference in the world. How we deal with the challenges in our lives all depends upon the way we choose to see the situation. What if, instead of looking at the difficulties in our lives as problems, you choose to see them as opportunities? The whole notion of an opportunity would be the complete opposite from that of a problem. Everything would change. You would go from associating problems with stress, anxiety and worry, to correlating the good feelings that come along with opportunities. From a defensive, powerless state, you instantly see all the possibilities and your creative mind expands. Problems disappear because solutions would always be evident. All of a sudden, what once brought you stress and

anxiety now brings you excitement and enthusiasm. What a joy life would be! No more problems-just opportunities.

By changing the way you look at people, the people you look at change.  By looking at disconcerting people or stressful circumstances from this new perspective, the lessons will jump right out to teach you. Perhaps you are to learn about patience, compassion, cooperation or even forgiveness. Regardless of the challenges that come your way, and they will, remember they are only opportunities for you to grow.

Simple Happiness: 52 Easy Ways to Lighten Up

Jim Ryan

List $11.99 Paperback $4.99 Kindle, 168 pages ISBN-10: 1425975852  ISBN-13: 978-1425975852

"Be at your best every day" and "Happiness is just a thought away" are at the core of everything Jim Ryan shares.

Simple Happiness is available wherever books are sold.

For more information visit www.JimRyanTalks.com

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