Relieved Yourself from Stress!

The feeling of joy and happiness are the measurement of contentment.  And to many people these are the measurement of personal success.  Thus making other people feel the joy is the higher expression of success.  However, it is truly impossible to make others happy if you are not satisfied and happy with yourself.

You can achieve joy and happiness by starting it within yourself.  These two can be easily accomplish by starting changes to your daily routine.  Why not trying the following:   

1. Start each day with expectation.

The moment you rise up from bed, make your first thought: "something wonderful is going to happen today." 

2. Plan and Prioritize.

We all know that the most common source of stress is the perception that you have a lot of work to do.  Rather than thinking about it again and again, why not pick one thing that, if you get it done today, you are about to finish it and will be closer to your goal and purpose.  

3. Showing gratitude to those nice people you meet.

Saying thank you more often with a combination of your sweet smile can be gift.  Even a word of appreciation, encouragement or a simple gesture of politeness will do a lot.  And if you happen to be outside your home and see a beggar, try not to pass them without leaving them something.  Most often times peace of mind is worth the spare change.

4. Deflect partisan conversations.

Avoid arguments about other topics like politics and religion that might lead to riled up over things. 

5. Assume people have good intentions.

Sometimes it is difficult to grasp what others think.  It is not proper to assume.  Imputing bad motives to other people's bizarre behaviors adds extra misery to life, while assuming good intentions leaves you open to reconciliation.

6. Eat high quality food slowly.

In life, eating and grinding the food slowly is really best for the health.  Concentrate on the food taste.  Focus on it and feel its goodness. 

7. Let go of your results.

We all know that the opposite of happiness is being anxious.  In which, comes from focusing on events that are outside your control. Once you've taken your action, there is nothing more you can do.  At the moment focus on the existing job rather than thinking some weird fantasy of what might happen on the situation that is outside your control.

8. Turn off "background" TV.

A lot of households leave their television turn on.  They often do this to have "background noise" while they're doing other things. The entire point of opening a TV is to make you dissatisfied with your life so that you'll buy more stuff. 

9. Make sure to end each day with gratitude.

As what I have said in item no. 3, that is to show gratitude, same thing when you are about to go to bed.  Think or write down at least one wonderful thing that has happened. It might be something that makes you smile.  Think of the things that you have done that make you feel happy.  Hence, whatever it is, be grateful for that day because it will never come again.

Isn't it that worthy to relieved and free yourself from stress?