1. Drive at ease.. No more survival of the fittest.
2. Don't chase women who are not worth it.
3. No more drugs, binge drinking only on occasion.
4. Stay on healthy path.
5. Eat better, actually bring lunch to work.
6. Invest more money for the future.
7. Pay down debt.
8. Spend less time worrying about things beyond my control.
Agree with everything but number 6 for me I want to invest just enough for the future. Enjoy today as much as possible worry about tommorrow when it comes around.
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Y'know, I walked by the building manager yesterday, and as usual I said something like "Hey sexy you're looking FINE today," and she had to ask, "Jammies you big dirty beast why are you always in a such a good mood?"
I made up some happy crappy, but we all know the real reason why:
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This is interesting. I've been wondering for awhile - when people ask "how's it going" I always "say good thanks, you" when sometimes it's a complete lie.
Now I know that they don't want to hear why my day/week/etc is crappy, nor do I want to know about theirs. That said, I'm sick of lying, I think I'd just like to say "shizzy, now piss off" without being rude or hurting someones feelings. That would make me feel better
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This is interesting. I've been wondering for awhile - when people ask "how's it going" I always "say good thanks, you" when sometimes it's a complete lie.
Now I know that they don't want to hear why my day/week/etc is crappy, nor do I want to know about theirs. That said, I'm sick of lying, I think I'd just like to say "shizzy, now piss off" without being rude or hurting someones feelings. That would make me feel better
I always respond with the line that things are okay, and if i did complain nobody would listen anyway. Most people just laugh.
My secret to stress-less living is this. I get up in the morning and tell myself that I am gonna have a great day today. Then I think "happy" things in the shower.
Then I go downstairs to see my two kids screaming and fighting over some crappy toy and the reality sets in
Seriously though, telling yourself that you're gonna have a good day does wonders for you.
Fitter, happier, more productive,
comfortable,
not drinking too much,
regular exercise at the gym
(3 days a week),
getting on better with your associate employee contemporaries,
at ease,
eating well
(no more microwave dinners and saturated fats),
a patient better driver,
a safer car
(baby smiling in back seat),
sleeping well
(no bad dreams),
no paranoia,
careful to all animals
(never washing spiders down the plughole),
keep in contact with old friends
(enjoy a drink now and then),
will frequently check credit at (moral) bank (hole in the wall),
favors for favors,
fond but not in love,
charity standing orders,
on Sundays ring road supermarket
(no killing moths or putting boiling water on the ants),
car wash
(also on Sundays),
no longer afraid of the dark or midday shadows
nothing so ridiculously teenage and desperate,
nothing so childish - at a better pace,
slower and more calculated,
no chance of escape,
now self-employed,
concerned (but powerless),
an empowered and informed member of society
(pragmatism not idealism),
will not cry in public,
less chance of illness,
tires that grip in the wet
(shot of baby strapped in back seat),
a good memory,
still cries at a good film,
still kisses with saliva,
no longer empty and frantic like a cat tied to a stick,
that's driven into frozen winter
(the ability to laugh at weakness),
calm,
fitter,
healthier and more productive
a pig in a cage on antibiotics.
Damn that's funny. Tell us that you wrote it. Sounds kind of like an Englishman.
This is interesting. I've been wondering for awhile - when people ask "how's it going" I always "say good thanks, you" when sometimes it's a complete lie.
Now I know that they don't want to hear why my day/week/etc is crappy, nor do I want to know about theirs. That said, I'm sick of lying, I think I'd just like to say "shizzy, now piss off" without being rude or hurting someones feelings. That would make me feel better
You know what's even more interesting? It's when you actually tell the truth and say that you feel like crap because you're sick or something and people take you for a whiner.
Fitter, happier, more productive,
comfortable,
not drinking too much,
regular exercise at the gym
(3 days a week),
getting on better with your associate employee contemporaries,
at ease,
eating well
(no more microwave dinners and saturated fats),
a patient better driver,
a safer car
(baby smiling in back seat),
sleeping well
(no bad dreams),
no paranoia,
careful to all animals
(never washing spiders down the plughole),
keep in contact with old friends
(enjoy a drink now and then),
will frequently check credit at (moral) bank (hole in the wall),
favors for favors,
fond but not in love,
charity standing orders,
on Sundays ring road supermarket
(no killing moths or putting boiling water on the ants),
car wash
(also on Sundays),
no longer afraid of the dark or midday shadows
nothing so ridiculously teenage and desperate,
nothing so childish - at a better pace,
slower and more calculated,
no chance of escape,
now self-employed,
concerned (but powerless),
an empowered and informed member of society
(pragmatism not idealism),
will not cry in public,
less chance of illness,
tires that grip in the wet
(shot of baby strapped in back seat),
a good memory,
still cries at a good film,
still kisses with saliva,
no longer empty and frantic like a cat tied to a stick,
that's driven into frozen winter
(the ability to laugh at weakness),
calm,
fitter,
healthier and more productive
a pig in a cage on antibiotics.
Living in Calgary, everyone seems to be stressed out all the damn time. I am going to do my little bit to make sure that I have inner peace and am not on the edge of losing it at all tmes. Here is my plan:
1. Any time someone asks how I'm doing, I will not answer with "BUSY!" by default, as it seems to be the custom in these parts lately. If I was busy that day, I will say my day was full. If not, I will try to give a thoughtful answer, even if this was never wanted in the first place.
2. I've decided to quit coffee and I am on day 3 of no joe. I didn't drink that much - maybe 3 - 4 cups per day. Thankfully I've not experienced any headaches from caffiene withdrawl, and my energy levels generally seem fine. Another positive is that I do not feel as high stung as I normally do... the feeling of being always hurried is generally subsiding. Instead, I will have 1 green tea in the morning, with one tablet of ginseng and 1mL of ginko biloba. Water for the rest of the day, with another round of ginseng and gb at lunch.
3. My wife and I will cook and eat every meal, every day. No more take out (unless on special occasion) and no more skipping meals.
4. I will not drive any more than I have to.
5. I will continue to walk to work when the weather isn't terrible, and I have left a set of running clothes at work so I can jog over lunch 2 days/week, I will also do dips, push-ups, sit-ups, arm curls and shoulder presses with whatever weight is laying around, and stretch each day.
6. I will give myself more realistic goals at work.
7. Reduce alcohol consumption.
There's probably more that I will do... what else does everyone do to relieve stress?
I moved to the country about 10 years ago . . . . . . that's when I found out my job apparently wasn't stressful. Not having to drive through the city anymore reduced my stress to nearly zero within a month. Seriously. Rather amazing.
Also, don't sweat the small stuff. Seems innocuous but there are a lot of things in your life you could probably let run right off your back.
However, someone asked me a similar question a few years ago though and my answer was a simple one:
Go home by 4 in the afternoon.
Somewhere between three and four I'm on my way home (or for a run or some biking) . . . . . and that gives me about six or seven hours of a life outside of work. Every weekday. Creates a balance.
Pretty simple.
Also, as below, chasing the cars of passing strangers on a wind swept lake is apparently relaxing . . . . although it's not my thing. I think the second half of this point is: "Get out of the city occasionaly. "
Cowperson
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Have to agree with what Cowperson said.
I moved from Calgary to a small town about 5 years ago. My commute time to work is now 7 minutes/vehicle 15 minutes/bicycle. I remember the days driving hard on Deerfoot in am's, stressed. Then after work, getting home in traffic, stressed. Couldn't imagine doing that now.
Other things that lower my stress in these regards are, I can go to my kids school 5 minutes away from my work and volunteer, when they go skating etc. My kid can walk to school in 2 minutes. I can go home for lunch if I wanted to. I can be at the golf course(the one I like) in 20 minutes, or another one in 2 minutes. I can walk home from any bar in town.
I would not have wanted to live in a small town when I was at the partying/girl chasing stage in my life. Calgary was awesome for that, but now that I'm older, I must say, having more time for yourself and your family relieves stress.
edit - oh yeah, golf relieves stress, for me anyway. 5 hours being outdoors, in a setting that you can completely forget about your problems.....because you just shot your ball into a pond.
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I moved to the country about 10 years ago . . . . . . that's when I found out my job apparently wasn't stressful. Not having to drive through the city anymore reduced my stress to nearly zero within a month. Seriously. Rather amazing.
Cowperson
Yup. Small town country living is where it's at. It's amazing when i moved to High River some 6 years ago just how much slower the pace of life is out here. No more stress of having to fight traffic and drivers in a hurry to get somewhere fast. The commute to Calgary is so relaxing. Put in a CD and set the cruise on and you're there in under a half hour. Quicker than trying to drive across Calgary and deal with traffic.
Love the dog pictures btw. I think we know more about your dogs than we know about you
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edit - oh yeah, golf relieves stress, for me anyway. 5 hours being outdoors, in a setting that you can completely forget about your problems.....because you just shot your ball into a pond.
Golf for sure. And don't forget that great exercise you're getting walking the course. That and the chance to meet some interesting people along the way.
Leave work in the middle of the afternoon to play hockey hookey. I call it "afternoon delight".
You must be a sales man going on a "customer call" hehe
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You must be a sales man going on a "customer call" hehe
Naw, I just asked my boss to let me come in 10 minutes early each day, and tack the extra 50 minutes onto my Thursday "hockey" lunch. He said as long as the work got done, he was totally fine with it.
My new boss is pretty cool.
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