Be a Seed for Change

Stressed out about family, your job, your community, or your leadership?  We all experience that stress from time to time,  but prolonged stress is a silent killer that we should not ignore.  We need to have a productive way to deal with the triggers that we react to the most – the things that stress us out and cause problems in our lives.  And sometimes, a slight adjustment in our perspectives does wonders for relieving some of that stress.

Based on my own experiences of trial and error, success, failure, and other hard-knock lessons, I’d like to share five ways to reduce stress.

1. Don’t worry about what other people worry about.  Do you bristle up and become flustered whenever something controversial is discussed?  Do you get heart-palpitations, shortness of breath, headaches, and other signs of irritability whenever someone brings up something you would rather avoid?  Understand that when people…