Monday was a beautiful day for birding; good views of a Peregrine Falcon, American Kestrel, and six Northern Harriers. Wish I could figure out a kind of birding that required moving rapidly in order to get more exercise but, alas, patience is rewarded not motion.
maryblu - Ouch for injuries that make exercise a challenge. I find reassurance when observing that pieces of Beck principals are believed and followed by others.
onebyone - Kudos for identifying that stress itself is the saboteur. And Double Kudos for deciding to attack it at its source. Thanks for the photos of your "dead over the river Styx" - wish I could have seen that in person.
Joy (gardenerjoy) - Our goal here succinctly stated, "because I'm no longer the kind of person who ..." LOL at the car turning itself into Jack in the Box; car needs to review the first 10 days of the Beck program.
Shepherdess - LOL at "caramel rolls" as "a perfectly reasonable appetizer" - Kudos for using a Beck-like strategy to remove yourself rather than justify swapping for your planned dessert.
Debbie (Lexxiss) - Seems like good mom time to review beloved family recipes. Thanks for the reminder about clutter.
Donna (new2me2) - Yay for a body that only had to retreat a couple of pounds in weight lifting after a few week hiatus. I am in awe at, "half that bagel" - I've never left half a bagel, LOL.
Carol (Starling) - Congrats on breaking another scale milestone. And Congrats again for having a friend so thoughtful as to not make dessert.
Nature Girl - Kudos for bragging itself - that's what we're here for - as well as such a neat list of accomplishments for the day. It's useful for me to be reminded that "habit" is what we need to break to get on our new path.
Readers -
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day 37
Reduce Stress
Three Steps to Lower Your Level of Stress
On Days 33 and 34 (pages 227-235) of this program, you learned how to cope with negative emotions and to solve problems that cause them. You'll use many of the same skills to cope with problems that create stress. Here are the steps you should take:
. . .
Step 3: Change Your Mindset
Many people are chronically stressed because they allow unreasonable rules to guide their behavior. These rules usually have the word should or shouldn't in them. Do any of the following sound familiar?
day 37
Reduce Stress
Three Steps to Lower Your Level of Stress
On Days 33 and 34 (pages 227-235) of this program, you learned how to cope with negative emotions and to solve problems that cause them. You'll use many of the same skills to cope with problems that create stress. Here are the steps you should take:
. . .
Step 3: Change Your Mindset
Many people are chronically stressed because they allow unreasonable rules to guide their behavior. These rules usually have the word should or shouldn't in them. Do any of the following sound familiar?
- I should always do my best.
- I should always prevent problems from happening.
- I shouldn't rely on others.
- I shouldn't let people down.
- I shouldn't make others unhappy.