10 Ways to stop Worry and Stressful thoughts

1) Watch a movie , preferable one that is funny. You'll be absorbed in it and it takes your mind of thinking. Watch TV. There are so many channels these days. News, music, drama, sports, you name it.

2) Inspirational Music If you are a Christian, listen to xtian audios by various ministers. Faith and fear can't be in the same place. Faith gets rid of worry and fear.

3) Read a magazine, read a Novel or motivational Book. Search the internet read motivational articles written by very good personal life coaches. Anthony Robbins, Stephen Pierce, there are 100s of them, but those two are my favourite.

4) Listen to music on an Ipod or any other, Sing along if you want to.

5) Write in your Journal - try to remember good things. The fact that you woke up and weren't taken to hospital in the morning is a good thing. The fact that you didn't wake up on the street homeless is worth being grateful for too. Write on the internet for money or just for fun. One of my Blogs is not for money - its just therapy to me. "Poems written from the heart". www.goldenpenuk.wordpress.com

6) Meditate - What Faith are you? Christian, Muslim? Buddha? Do you practice Yoga?
You will always feel calmer after prayers or meditation. You feel serene and somehow find some inner Strength.

7) Call friends and family those you haven't heard from in a while or even better - Visit them. Have a nice time. Talk, eat, watch TV or even go out.

8) Plan for your week. Look at your to-do list. What do you need to get ready? What do you need to hand? Work: Are your clothes all ready? Meeting: are you supposed to print out any docs or read up on some background info. Lunch: Do you take a packed lunch? Do you have kids? If you do, preparing their lunch is enough to take your mind off things for a while and then there's the uniforms etc.

9) Think of how to make someone happy/smile. Do something special for your Other Half, Kids, friends, Colleagues or even strangers. We don't need to wait before its someones birthday before we do something special for them and the feeling we get back in return is priceless.

10) Clean tidy up/ de-clutter the house, the Car, Cupboards, Wardrobes. Its spring - put away the winter wear and get out those lovely summer/spring clothes.

How could you do all this and still worry? It should take your mind off things. I know we have to face our problems. Make notes /action points on what to do and TAKE THE ACTION (sorry for the caps) Get help, if need be and be positive about the outcome. Always remember to fill your mind with positive thoughts.

Don't fade away before your time.

** "Troubles are a lot like people - they grow bigger if you nurse them." - Author Unknown.

** "Worrying is like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do, but it gets you nowhere." - Glenn Turner.

** "For peace of mind, resign as general manager of the universe." - Author Unknown.

** "Never bear more than one kind of trouble at a time. Some people bear three - all they have had, all they have now, and all they expect to have." - Edward Everett Hale.

** "Worry, doubt, fear and despair are the enemies which slowly bring us down to the ground and turn us to dust before we die." - Douglas MacArthur.

** "When I really worry about something, I don't just fool around. I even have to go to the bathroom when I worry about something. Only, I don't go. I'm too worried to go. I don't want to interrupt my worrying to go." - J.D. Salinger.

** "Do not be afraid of tomorrow; for God is already there." - Author Unknown.

** "Wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weights you down." - Toni Morrison.

** "Fear can keep us up all night long, but faith makes one fine pillow." -Philip Gulley.

** "Every evening I turn my worries over to God. He's going to be up all night anyway." - Mary C. Crowley.

Close the door to Worry. May life treat you kind. :)

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