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4 your life and reducing financial obligations could ease a great deal of daily stress. Take a spiritual inventory of your work and habits, asking yourself these kinds of questions: • Would I be more satisfied with a smaller home and a lighter mortgage? • Do I need to drive brand new cars with high monthly payments? • Would I be happier to have more family time and less commuting time to work? • Could I experience more professional fulfillment in a different vocation, even if it meant a reduction in pay? This type of “values review” can lead you to cut back on financial obligations. Money, in and of itself, is not the problem, as the Bible indicates in I Timothy 6:10. It is the love of money and the love of material things, which stresses and presses us, sometimes to the breaking point. Living a less stressed life can mean limiting material desires and paying off debts incurred. 3 Give Yourself a “Helper’s High” Famed physician Karl Menninger said: “Love cures people—both the ones who give
it and the ones who receive it.” One sure way to cut down on life’s stresses and the negative impact they have is to reach out and care about others. Doing so creates a “helper’s high” say some 3,300 volunteers who were recently surveyed. Virtually all spoke of receiving a “helper’s high,” with nine out of ten saying they were healthier than other people their age. Many also reported reductions in stress, relief from backaches, headaches, arthritis, asthma, and ulcers. Consider the example of Judith Weintraub. At age 35, Weintraub learned she had multiple sclerosis. The doctor listed symptoms she might develop, which included double vision to eventual paralysis. Yet, for nearly two decades, Weintraub has suffered only minor symptoms. Weintraub firmly believes she benefits by helping others. “Every time I help somebody, I get an emotional and physical rush. I just feel like I’m flying.” 4 Laugh More “When you’re laughing, your attention is focused. You can’t do anything else. Everything else, whether it’s depression or stress, stops,” notes writer Robert Leone. His observation is verified by scientific evidence which indicates that humor seems to inoculate us against 5
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