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| − | + | Change is hard for many people to accept. However, it's worth keeping in mind that part of growing as a person requires you to accept that life is constantly changing. We might lose our jobs, lose loved ones, have to relocate unexpectedly, or have other life changing things happen to us, but these changes are just part of life. We might not like how society is changing or how our community is changing, but we need to be able to cope with these changes in a positive way. Luckily, there are many ways to view change, to cope with it, and to ultimately accept it. | |
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#Manage your stress or uneasiness with change by engaging in stress-reducing activities. There are a number of tactics that will help you manage your stress and uneasiness with the changes that are taking place around you. Part of the trick is simply accepting this change, but trying to come to grips with it and find inner peace and self-fulfillment. | #Manage your stress or uneasiness with change by engaging in stress-reducing activities. There are a number of tactics that will help you manage your stress and uneasiness with the changes that are taking place around you. Part of the trick is simply accepting this change, but trying to come to grips with it and find inner peace and self-fulfillment. | ||
| − | #*[ | + | #*[[Do Yoga|Practice yoga]]. |
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| − | #*[ | + | #*[[Exercise]].<ref name="rf9">http://myheartofyoga.com/adapting-to-change-by-meditation/</ref> |
#[[Be Busy|Stay busy]]! If you’re going through a period in your life when change is negatively impacting you, make yourself busy. Making yourself busy, by working, producing something, engaging socially with others, will do more than just distract you – it will help you contribute to changing your life positively for the future. | #[[Be Busy|Stay busy]]! If you’re going through a period in your life when change is negatively impacting you, make yourself busy. Making yourself busy, by working, producing something, engaging socially with others, will do more than just distract you – it will help you contribute to changing your life positively for the future. | ||
#*Making yourself busy will help you move on and think about other aspects of your life. | #*Making yourself busy will help you move on and think about other aspects of your life. | ||
