Sunday, January 6, 2013

What can we do about anxiety and stress?


More students have anxiety (FIVE TIMES AS MANY) as they did during the Great Depression of the 1930’s.  (USA TODAY, 12 January, 2010)

Materially this generation has more
fantastic “things” than any in history.

What seems to be lacking?  A genuine reason for living in this world of STRESS.)

What can we do about it?

As starters, those of us who are adults (chronologically) could MAKE time to talk to young people about topics like these:

1.      The origin of the political freedom that we have in this nation. Consider the significance of our pledge of allegiance… the Declaration of Independence… the Constitution.

2.      Encourage the reading of the New Testament book of Mark to see in the example of Jesus the meaning of courage, discipline, greatness and hope both in this world and the next. 

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