Here are a few of tips on how to live life without stress
1.) Drop the competition attitude: From our very childhood we have been taught to compete with one another. We have been told that competition is good and that it helps us get big, rich and successful in life. But the fact of the matter is that most people in their adult lives suffer from stress because of this attitude. The reason to get ahead of others by beating them is wrong and can lead to mental turmoil.
Live you life without competition. Tell yourself that you are not in competition to anyone and see the difference it creates. Your entire outlook towards life will change
2.) Its not wrong to relax: Have you ever felt guilty when you are on a vacation or when you are in bed sleeping the entire day or lazing around? Have you asked yourself the question, what am I doing? I am wasting time, I should be working!! If yes, then your mind is conditioned by the society’s concept of the “lazy useless man”. The society feeds this wrong information into your mind right from your childhood. It tells you that you should work all the time and resting is what lazy people do.
Remove this conditioning from your mind as this is completely wrong. Relaxing or in other words lazing around is good. It helps you get in touch with yourself. You are no longer drawn continuously by what goes on around on world and in your life when you are relaxing.
So spend some money pampering yourself. Get yourself stuff that you have always wanted but never got, take your car out and go on a long drive, bring home that yoga CD you have wanted to have and learn some yoga, get a hammock and rest in your garden, spend days together lazing around without feeling guilty. Do you enjoy fishing? Then buy some fishing equipment and go fishing. Do you like exploring new locales? Take a few days off and set out on a tour. Do you like writing? Start your own blog about stuff that you like. Could be on your fishing activity or you could just write about your travel adventures. Writing is a great way to ease stress by the way.
3.) Forget the society's concept of success: The society will tell you that making more money will make you happier and successful in life. But this is entirely wrong. There is no relationship between money and happiness. So forget the society's definition of happiness and live your life the way you want to live. Don’t like your present job? Then quit it no matter how well it pays. Purse stuff that you like and you will be more contended and that’s what matters finally
4.) Live in the now: Always live in the present moment. Don't think too much about the future or the things that happened in the past. You can always plan for the future but do not derive your identity from it. Your mind will always think about the future or past automatically as it is programmed to do so. The only want to stop this and to be in the present is to focus on your thinking. Check out Eckhart Tolle’s videos if you want to know more. You can google him up or check his videos on youtube.
Hope this helps