Saturday, July 11, 2009

Reducing Summer Stress, Year after Year

The good news is that reducing stress can be simple. Tips based on the book "The Not So Big Life: Making Room for What Really Matters," by author Sarah Susanka, may help.

She suggests people use what she calls the Year in Review Ritual to bring balance into their lives, find meaning in everyday events and de-stress.

• Create a special journal in which to record your observations each year.
• Visit www.notsobiglife.com and download the pdf that accompanies the blog entry titled "Making Time for the Year End Ritual."
• Answer the list of questions related to the significant experiences of the past year, to your current life and to your heart's desires.
• Read through the past years' entries and notice how you are changing.
• Close the journal and don't look at it or even try to remember what you wrote until the same time next year.
• Engage the same review process once a year and watch yourself grow into ever more of your true potential.

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