2nd excerpt on stress:
Write your troubles away. Keep a journal. Diary. Blog. Whatever you want to call it. You don't have to write a lot each day...or even every day. And it needn't be a tedious play-by-play ofyour life. Record unusual incidents, hurts and gripes,triumphs and failures, reflections, rants, hilarity, disappointment...anything you feel compelled to vent.
Scrawl it into a notebook, or tap it out on your computer. It doesn't really matter. Just getting it out is the object. You'll feel better every time you do it. And when you come back to it years later, you'll open a fascinating window into your past. Like spying on another person. You'll learn a great deal from it, too. Writing a five- or ten-minute entry can be a healthy release. Why make yourself crazy?
Take it to the next level. When something goes wrong, try to avoid getting mired in the usual reactions of anger, frustration,disappointment and despair. Instead, hoist yourself to another level—one of understanding, acceptance and fortitude. Say to yourself: Yes, this is tough, but if I can meet the challenge and get through it—and I will—not only will I have dealt with this problem, but I will be that much stronger to tackle an even worse crisis should one come along. Sure, it's not easy. But if you ratchet up your reaction to strife a notch or two, and meet it head on, you'll emerge in much betters hape. Why make yourself crazy?
