Stress Busting... 5 Tips To A Happier Life

Continuous stress can bring on brain fog: it can drain energy, bring on dis-ease, irritability, poor judgment to name a few outcomes. To gain peace of mind, and stress-proof to a happier life, Merrie Lynn Ross on her “MerrieWay Day” offers some real-life actions…

1. I cover my head with a blanket and wait for the sunrise, and the birds chirping. There’s a natural rhythm in nature; my puppies licking my nose, that reduces the racing heart and mind.
2. Meditation is great, the stillness and knowing that comes. Taking it into life’s day is a rhythm, a natural way to be. Breathing deep, exhaling long helps in a trigger moment.
3. A good cry, a hearty laugh, dancing or jogging can bust out the stress…and make room for a giggle.
4. In grid-lock, I listen to kirtans, happy music-makers.
5. I boycotted bad news and choose to hang out with positive folks. I eat healthily, and that includes dark yummy chocolate.

If I sound like Pollyanna, so be it. I have been flat out, beyond stress at the loss of my only son, and I am committed that nothing will stop me (including a pity party) from living fully in his memory and honoring my own purpose. It’s a shift in perception, an energy shift to what counts most. We can decide not to sweat over transient stuff and grab a good piece of life, in gratitude, one moment at a time…stress free.                                                                            www.merrieway.com