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1. Natural Stress is healthy
2. Grow your brain by learning to DO something you have never done before
3. All resistance causes pain and energy loss
4. Healing can start after acknowledgment
5. Everything has another side to it (The Polarity Principle) therefore every problem is also an opportunity
6. LOVE IT / LEAVE IT / CHANGE IT – make a decision
7. Exercise gets rid of residual stress in the body
8. We lose nutrition under stress – double up under stressful times
9. Conscious breathing brings you into the present
10. Get rid of possessions that drag you down and drain you.  Ask whether this/that uplifts you, otherwise de-clutter to de-stress: (photographs, admin, your desk, house, cupboards etc) including an inventory of your friends – who drains you or stresses you out?
11. Keep things simple, it’s less stressful
12. You don’t solve anything with your stories, so stop complaining and BE the change you want to see
13. Eat the frog first (do the most unpleasant thing on your list first) and get it over with, otherwise you prolong the stress
14. Avoid doing things that don’t align with your vision for life (your value system)
15. Communicate from your authentic self, say what you need to say, otherwise you will keep thinking about it/carrying it.  Get it out, if it hurts it can then start to heal
16. What you share you can own.  What you don’t own, owns you.

    By Jeanne Beukes

Notes from the Consciousness Coaching “Harnessing Stress” For Growth Workshop (www.consciousnesscoaching.co.za)