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Rewind and Fast-forward

When you are under stress [ For more on 'stress' go here: http://www.braingle.com/mind/534.html ] try this short exercise to put things in perspective. It might make your problem seem less stressful.

Mentally rewind your life ten years and remember what you were like at that time. Try to imagine how your current problem would have seemed back then. Would it have been as important? Now fast-forward ten years into the future and imagine how your life might be like. How important is your current problem to your future self? Chances are your current problem may seem insignificant to your future self and this might change your perspective on how you view your problem today.
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For more mind exercises: http://www.braingle.com/mind/

Well, not any more than normal.  It’s not like there is some big issue, but I’m used to dealing with stress by smoking.  So, I’ve taken up walking around the building when I get the urge!  My stats to date are:

I have been quit for 1 Week, 1 Day, 17 minutes and 58 seconds (8 days). I have saved $46.06 by not smoking 160 cigarettes. I have saved 13 hours and 20 minutes of my life. My Quit Date: 7/18/2005 11:47 AM

I actually hit one week.  I’m totally excited!  Whoo Hooo!

Luckilly there isn’t a need to choke anyone right now.  But a vacation would be awesome! 

I go with Daniel to Las Vegas on the 11th of August.  I’m totally excited about that.  We went this past February for our birthdays, so I’m anxious to go again.

Well that’s all for now… I’ll go back to eating pretzels and drinking coffee and running payroll.

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