Today's Stress Tip..by G. Gaynor McTigue..WED.8/24/05

Visualize.

Picturing in your mind beforehand how you want something to turn out can strongly influence how it actually does. At the very least it will positively affect your approach to it. So do a mental run-through of the event first. For example, visualize yourself as an enthusiastic contributor at a business meeting. See yourself hitting a golf ball successfully before taking a swing. Picture a calm, harmonious evening with the family. (Yes, it's possible!) While it won't assure you'll get the desired result, it will certainly help. Conversely, negative visualization can adversely affect a situation. So try to avoid it. (Remember, things usually aren't as bad as we imagine they'll be.) When you visualize the way you'd like something ideally to play out, you're already one step closer to achieving it. Why make yourself crazy?

Based on G. Gaynor McTigue's acclaimed book Why Make Yourself Crazy? featured in major publications and on talk shows across America.
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The stress of terror.

As if you don't already have enough to worry about, you have to contend with the knowledge there are people out there plotting to kill you. Or destroy your way of life. If it's any consolation, this is nothing new in the history of mankind. There always was, always will be those who want to impose their beliefs on others, dominate them, even randomly kill them. The difference today is the violence of the methods used and the global media attention each episode receives. While you can't ignore this reality (despite what some inane politicians tell you), neither should you live your life in terror. Go about your days with cautious awareness, savoring each one that passes in safety and freedom. And in whatever way you can, support efforts not only to root out terrorists and prevent their deadly acts, but promote the kind of cooperation and understanding among people that deters hatred in the first place. Why make yourself crazy

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