Enjoying What You Have 

It is not how much we have but how much we enjoy it that makes for Happiness

Anonymous

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A Welcoming Room 

My livingroom is a simple welcoming room. It's simplicity suits me. There I can relax and enjoy the sunlight... It's a place that soothes anxious feelings.
Harriet Crosby

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I Can Still Remember... 

... a holiday in england 20 odd years ago. We had rented this little cottage that pretty much sat at the end of a lane in what seemed to be the edge of a farmer's field. We would sit out every evening and just breathe in the scents of a fall evening. Nothing could soothe and relax quite like those smells. Once we returned to normal life, all of that stopped. Just not enough hours in a day to simply sit outside and "breathe". Sad...

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Today's Little Tension Tamer 

When you get into a mood... like I was yesterday, stop what you are doing and sit down for a half hour with a cup of coffee. Does wonders. Sometimes I don't know how my daughter puts up with me!

The trick is to stop what you are doing and leave it behind. Yesterday, I was getting ticked off because I couldn't find what I was looking for. When I shop, I want results and yesterday... just wasn't happening!

Just Relax 

Relax Your Neck, Liberate Your Shoulders: The Ultimate Exercise Program for Tension Relief

by: Eric Franklin

Amazon Price: $13.57 (as of 11/18/2008)

I'm going to have to put this one on my list. When I'm tense, I tend to snap... not relax and stretch.

More Thoughts on Tension 

I’m Nothing But a Muscle Contractor

Alan was saying that he believed the self, the ?me? that each one of us feels is only a feeling of muscular tension that we identify with. He didn't go much into it, only mentioned it that way. The more I thought about it - it makes a ...

“CONTROLING OUR SCHEDULE” & the WEEKEND THAT WAS

POOR PENMENSHIP COMING BACK TO BITE ME ? One of the main points of the message was that some of that inner tension stems from our conflict between our professed & real beliefs ? is Jesus really RIGHT about life? ...

Intro Cyberculture Syllabus (Rough!)

Often there was a tension between technological utopias of the late 19th century and the Fordist existence of early 20th century mass society. Much of this tension was focused on the rise of a new form found in the built environment: ...

Tension! Saturn opposes Uranus

People polarized heavily between two energies "Change Change Change" (Uranus to the T) or Stability, Preservation and Old Values (Saturn is all about controlling change). Prop 8 here in California, bans same-sex marriage, barring a huge ...

Lets Read Up  

Controlling Stress and Tension (8th Edition)

by: Daniel Girdano, George S. Everly, Dorothy E. Dusek

Amazon Price: $79.20 (as of 11/18/2008)

Release from Nervous Tension

by: Fink Harold David

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Unresolved Tensions: Bolivia Past and Present (Pitt Latin American Studies)

Amazon Price: $19.40 (as of 11/18/2008)

Learn to Relax : A Practical Guide to Easing Tension and Conquering Stress

by: Mike George

Amazon Price: $10.85 (as of 11/18/2008)

The Three Tensions: Winning the Struggle to Perform Without Compromise

by: Dominic Dodd, Ken Favaro

Amazon Price: $21.24 (as of 11/18/2008)

Tension and What You Can Do About It 

Reducing Tension

You are experiencing it big time... now what do you do about it??

Tension Headaches

I don't get a lot of headaches thankfully, but when I do, this is the kind I get and they are horrid!

How to Release Tension

Who knew that it could be this simple!

Tension Tamers

And yes, the younger family members can also experience tension and these ideas of what to do with it are good ones!

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