» Gregory Jones http://blog.caringbridge.org Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:14:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Getting To the Realities of Stress — How Journaling Can Help http://blog.caringbridge.org/journaling-for-stress-relief/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=journaling-for-stress-relief http://blog.caringbridge.org/journaling-for-stress-relief/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 21:19:21 +0000 Gregory Jones http://blog.caringbridge.org/?p=609 If you’ve never been stressed, you’re a rare human being indeed. Caregivers, with all you do, know this well. So in this post, I’ll help you define what stress is, learn how to identify it in your life, and give you a few suggestions to manage it. I’ll start by sharing two insights: If you don’t identify the problem, you can’t find a solution. While most people easily recognize the bigger negative stressors in their lives, they may overlook both positive events that lead to stress, and the more common “mundane” chronic stressors. Defining stress Stress is defined in the [...]

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]]> http://blog.caringbridge.org/journaling-for-stress-relief/feed/ 3 3 new ways to think about stress and find peace of mind http://blog.caringbridge.org/3-new-ways-to-think-about-stress-and-find-peace-of-mind/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=3-new-ways-to-think-about-stress-and-find-peace-of-mind http://blog.caringbridge.org/3-new-ways-to-think-about-stress-and-find-peace-of-mind/#comments Thu, 18 Oct 2012 03:03:41 +0000 Gregory Jones http://blog.devsvd.cbeagan.org/?p=55 Have you ever thought to yourself, “If only I could rid myself of all the stress in my life, everything would be so much better?” How many times have you heard that stress is harmful and something to be avoided at all cost?  Quote Anthologist Terri Guillemets offers this: “Stress is the trash of modern life—we all generate it but if you don’t dispose of it properly, it will pile up and overtake your life.” Yet, there you are, bombarded with interruptions of your attention and time, — physical challenges, family duties, your job, community and kids — all contending [...]

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