816-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 9,199 S Tips For Reducing Holiday Stress To reduce holiday stress, Rita Miller, clinical service representa tive from Reading Hospital, offers these tips. 1. Check your expectations of yourself and your family and friends. Are they perfectionistic? Are they realistic? 2, Organize your gam plan. Make lists. 3. Delegate some of the prepara tions to others and let them do it their way. 4. Ask for help with clear, direct communication such as, “I need you to ....." 5. Get back to basics; decide what's truly important Name your priorities and honor them. 6. Respect yourself. Listen to what your body tells you. Avoid getting over-tired when possible. “You deserve a break today.” WOODS wmMmimTf LOADERS 7 Models to choose from. Whether your tractor has two wheel or four wheel drive and falls within the 11 to 200 HP range Woods has a DUAL loader to fit your needs. Fast-D-Tach attaches to your ti in minutes. Available in tractor matching colors WOODS £237 • Heavy Duty Box Ai • Heavy Duty A-Fra • Available with or without tailgate • Can move materia forward or reversi without changing • Hinged tailgate woods ' dual 1££2222Z woods - gannon woods - grill R.S. HOLLINGER & SON, INC. Mountville, PA 717-285-4538 BANGOR IMPLEMENT Bangor, PA 215-588-5924 ECKROTH BROS. FARM EQUIPMENT New Ringgold. PA 717-943-2131 7. Acknowledge your feelings. 8. Lighten up! See and savor the humor in situations. Share family stories. 9. Check your perspective. It is how you view a situation that determines if it is positive or nega tive stress. 10. Belong to something bigger than yourself, bigger than your family. 11. Stay in the present. Proceed through the day moment to moment “All the treasurers of earth cannot bring back one lost moment” (French proverb) 12. Create your own unique traditions. 13. Do something outrageous a random act of kindness. 14. Renew your spiritual side. 15. Sound your battle cry. 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And manure spreaders and hay ““ UrVLTHEM (Continued from Pago 814) Many more things people have made... There is no longer a need for a horse. The machinery breathes and snores like Tom... Still one doesn't see a mouth. But let us take note of the cow... No person invented a machine for her! The cow has all of the standard equipment... Still no gas is burned. The cow goes on her own power... Yes, she is self propelled! She runs her own mower,.. And one doesn't see a V-belt. FOR WORK IN THE BACK FORTY Number One Worldwide Available at these servicing dealers WOODBINE MOWER & SAW CO. 12M Wo9db*iw Rd. 717462-3271 Dallastown TRI-BORO CONCRETE, INC. 435 Loom St 717-246-3095 1-600432-9018 GOODS LAWN & GARDEN CENTER Roula 23 717-354-4028 Ext 34 EllabflihtQwn MESSICKFARM EQUIPMENT, INC. Rhaama Exlt-RL 243 Ellzabathtown, PA 717-357-1319,717-553-9967 Ephrata WES STAUFFER ENGINES & EQUIPMENT 23 Plsaxnt Valley Rd. 717-735-4215 BOLLINGER’S LAWN & GARDEN EQUIP. 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