A Mighty Huzzah for This One
Politely Borrowed from Blue Witch (blogger I just found via... errrm... another blogger)
Scheisse, why didn't I find this sooner? Thirty-some-odd years of self-torture could have been avoided.
The Ten Commandments for Reducing Stress
1. Thou shalt not be perfect or try to be.
2. Thou shalt not try to be all things to all people.
3. Thou shalt leave things undone that ought to be done.
4. Thou shalt not spread thyself too thin.
5. Thou shalt learn to say “NO”.
6. Thou shalt schedule time for thyself, and for thy supporting network.
7. Thou shalt switch off and do nothing regularly.
8. Thou shalt be boring, untidy, inelegant and unattractive at times.
9. Thou shalt not even feel guilty.
10.Thou shalt not be thine own worst enemy, but thine own best friend.
- Sarah Myhill