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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   Now that November has begun, we are embarking on a perfect time to cultivate gratitude in our lives. The active use of gratitude can be highly effective as a stress reliever and harbinger of happiness, and can also help with holiday season materialism and winter blues.  Take the next few weeks to get into the habit of focusing on what you have in your life, and you'll likely not only have an even more thankful Thanksgiving and happy holiday season, but a more joyous new year after that!  Here are some tools to get you started, with more to come later in the week. Enjoy!   --Elizabeth The Gratitude Journal Habit Maintaining a gratitude journal is one of the most effective strategies for actively cultivating feelings of gratitude.  There are specific guidelines to help maximize the effectiveness of this habit, however.  Read up on how to make the most of what you already have in your life, and create a record of the great things in your life that you can read and re-read when you need an emotional lift.  Read more. Search Related Topics:  journaling  law of attraction  optimism Try A Loving-Kindness Meditation--It's Easy!  If you haven't already tried a loving-kindness meditation, you're in for a treat.  And if you have experienced it before, you can create a more positive, connected life if you make this practice a regular habit.  Learn more about how to experience the benefits of meditation with the positive personal and social feelings of the loving-kindness meditation.  Read more Search Related Topics:  loving kindness  meditation  benefits of meditation Benefits of The Loving-Kindness Meditation If you're not entirely convinced to try the loving-kindness meditation as a way to increase your connection to and gratitude for the people in your life, you'll want to read this!  There are many research-proven benefits to this stress-relieving habit that you should know.  Read more Everyday Gratitude  There are more ways to maintain gratitude than journaling and meditating, though these are powerful habits that can increase your gratitude levels as they reduce your stress levels.  Here are more habits, however, that can help you to make the most of your present life and revel in all that you have.  Read more Search Related Topics:  gratitude  appreciation  happiness Related Searches Stress Relievers Stress Free Quotes About Stress Stress Help Stress Manage Featured Articles What Is Stress? Here's Everything You Need To Know Common Symptoms of Too Much Stress How To Develop a Stress Relief Plan That Works Stress and Weight Gain: How Stress Can Affect Your Weight Reduce Student Stress and Excel in School Checklists And List-Making For 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 Relief Resources How To Cope With Stress As Simply As Possible What Kind Of Personality Do You Have? Ongoing Stress Relief Resources   Follow me on: Advertisement