- Give yourself time.
- Solicit help from friends and family on semi-terrific days.
- Write things down, in the same place.
- Make a new friend.
- Smile at a stranger.
- Meditate
- Assess the difference between how much is too much and how much is not enough.
- Do something nice for someone else for which you do no get paid.
- Don't confuse yourself. Organize and put things back from where they came.
- Rest - avoid the need for a complete overhaul.
- Get a second opinion.
- Meditate.
- Develop and in-out rule, something new in, something old out.
- Avoid known stressors, especially during a critical period.
- Focus on the do-able not the impossible.
- Recognize your limitations as just that. They should not be used as an excuse.
- Clean up the cerebral "dust bunnies." Exercise your brain regularly to keep it healthy.
- Meditate.
- Manage time effectively.
- Practice your affirmations. (See affirmations)
- When the opportunity presents itself, take out the mental trash. Replace no's with yes', can't with try, won't with will.
- Remember that things take time.
- Mediate.
- Enjoy the wait.
- Remember, you are not alone.
- Some things can't be fixed.
- Recognize opportunity when it knocks.
- Know your inbox!
- Meditate.
- Don't be a clutter bug.
- Don't pay tomorrow for a hamburger today.
- Enjoy a birth everyday, a flower, a baby, a friendship, a kind word.
- Laugh out loud.
Last but not least, when things get tough, remember
"This too shall pass"