About Stress Management: How Gratitude Can Be Your "Secret Weapon"

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Stress Management Stress Management Stress Causes Stress Effects How To Manage Stress From Elizabeth Scott, M.S., your Guide to Stress Management  As you may already know, cultivating gratitude can be a great way to battle the blues, increase life satisfaction, and reduce stress.  You may not, however, know about some targeted strategies you can use to access feelings of gratitude when you're dealing with stress surrounding family gatherings, holidays, and daily life.  With Thanksgiving coming up and the holiday season following closely behind, these gratitude-leveraging strategies can give you the secret weapon you need to combat stress.  Enjoy your week!   --Elizabeth Gratitude Exercises for Thanksgiving Stress We may love Thanksgiving dinner and everyone we celebrate with, but the stress of travel, putting on a feast, and spending time with a large group of people who may all be tired and hungry can stressful as well.  Here are some ways to use gratitude exercises to manage the stress that may come with the day, and make the experience more special and memorable in the process.  Read more Search Related Topics:  holiday stress  causes of holiday stress  holiday stress management Benefits of Gratitude, and Daily Gratitude Strategies Right now, everyone is reveling in feelings of gratitude, and it's a wonderful thing.  Learn more about the benefits of gratitude, and find some of the most potent strategies you can use to cultivate the feeling of gratitude anytime.  Don't wait for life to drive you toward feelings of gratitude; learn to cultivate the feeling in your life anytime you want!   Read more General Gratitude Exercises Here are some simple techniques you can use to cultivate gratitude as you go through your day.  Some are simple and some more elaborate, but all will make you feel less stressed and more satisfied with life.  Read more Maintain A Gratitude Journal--Here's Why and How! Certain journaling techniques can help you to create a gratitude journaling experience that leaves you feeling more peaceful, lucky, and happy with life in general.  Learn what works and why, and start a habit that will leave you with a record of all that's great in your life.  You'll want to read it over and over.  Read more Search Related Topics:  journaling  law of attraction  optimism Related Searches Stress Health Holiday Stress Effects on Stress Stress Manage Relieving Stress Featured Articles Stress Relief Products:Books, Music and Devices to Help Relieve Stress Addictions and Other Unhealthy Responses to Stress Situational Stress: From Holidays to Disasters, Understanding & Coping Relationship Stress: Marriage, Relationship Skills & Social Support Tools and Tips for Living A Low-Stress, Healthy Lifestyle Holidays and Observances That Help With Stress Management   More from About.com Run Your First 5K Even couch potatoes can be ready for a 5K with just a couple months of training. Read more...> Help! I'm Too Busy Time and stress management tips to help you feel as though you have more time. Read more...> This newsletter is written by: Elizabeth Scott, M.S. Stress Management Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Stress Management newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2013 About.com   More Stress Resources What Is Stress? Here's Everything You Need To Know How To Develop a Stress Relief Plan That Works Ongoing Tools for Stress Reduction   Follow me on: Advertisement