I don’t know about you, but lately it seems people are just grumpy, emotional and and above all stressed out.  I tend to think this is a symptom of our economy and I’m looking for a treatment (until we find a cure).

Everyone is so worried about losing their job that they’re worked into a literal frenzy.  Many are expected to do double the work since co-workers have been  ‘ laid off’ but end up doing even more because they are afraid if they don’t their job will be next.

My point is that it just isn’t  healthy for people to be so stressed,  worried and sleep deprived.    So, how can we fix it?  Exercise does help reduce stress, but after a long  day lets admit it, most of us just want to ‘veg out’ on the couch.  We want comfort foods that make us feel better today  but we will probably pay for tomorrow.

We could just realize that there is no way to get everything done perfectly all of the time (hope my boss didn’t read that) and take a break , but we all know some go-getter out there will see that as an opportunity to show the boss they can do more than you.

So what? For lack of any real solution I’m going to try to smile more.  Sounds dorky I know,  but when we smile, act politely and treat others with dignity and respect it seems to create a chain reaction.  If just one of us does that at work maybe we’ll reduce stress among everyone., even if it only  lasts a few minutes.    It’s no miracle cure but try it.  Let me know what happens.