Surely someone has said to you at some point, "You're just under too much
stress." What did you want to do? Scream? Deck 'em? Of course you're under too
much stress! Who isn't? The question is, what can you do to reduce the level of
stress in your life?
You may think that everything you do is necessary, so there is no way to reduce
stress. But is that really true? Do you find yourself enrolling your children in
every activity they want to try, or perhaps encouraging them to join every club
yourself? And many parents insist on being involved with every activity their
children do. Is that really necessary? Don't your children need to develop
independence and freedom?
Maybe it's your job that's causing stress, and you think there's nothing you can
do about that, either. But how often do you volunteer for projects that may not
even be part of your job description? How often do you say, "No, I'm sorry, but
I can't make that deadline" when your boss puts unreasonable expectations on
you? If you never draw the line, people will assume that you don't have one, and
they will take advantage of you without meaning to....

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