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Wayne Dyer, interviewed in the July 1, 2005 issue of BottomLine Personal, offered these tips on how to avoid stress and anxiety and live a more tranquil life . . .

Understand that you are the source of your stress. Stress and anxiety are choices that we make to process unpleasant events rather than entities that are waiting to invade our lives. If you blame outside forces for making your life stressful, you’ll only make stress more difficult to beat. When you admit that your own mind is the source, stress becomes manageable. You always have a choice �" do I stay with the thoughts that produce stress within me or do I work to activate thoughts that make stress impossible?

Expel stressful thoughts. Stress feeds upon itself when left unchecked. Break the cycle of anxiety by banishing a stressful thought from your mind. Take a deep breath, visualize your self stamping “next” or “cancel” across the thought and pushing it out of your way.

Return to your happiest moment. Visualize a scene from your past that brings you joy. When you feel overwhelmed by stress, picture this happy image for several moments. Your mind naturally will return to the joyous mental state that you experienced originally.

Realize that you will never get it all done. There will always be something else to do or accomplish. Your desires, goals, hopes, and dreams will never be finished �" ever. As soon as you realize one dream, another will most assuredly pop up. The secret is to live more fully in the moment.

Meditate. Nothing relieves stress, anxiety, and depression like silence and meditation. The stillness of meditation relaxes the mind and gives us strength. Take time every day for moments of relaxation and quiet contemplation.

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