A worrying state is limiting. It prevents you from reaching your true potential due to a lack of focus on what you can control. Conflicts in the home can be managed by focusing on the moment. Awareness with each breath will help you remember that you have the blessings in your life. Focusing on the moment will help you feel a sense of gratitude in your relationships and be more motivated to celebrate your life every day, instead of lurching from one conflict to another!

Tomorrow’s challenges rarely affect your ability to enjoy today and be grateful. The more you focus on the positive aspects of the present moment, the less likely you are to allow the misunderstandings and conflict of the moment to lead to stress and physical violence in the home. Protect yourself by knowing when to strategically agree and move on and when to ask for help.

Research has shown that stress and conflict in the home are as bad for your health as regular smoking is for your heart. How can you take care of yourself? Participating in daily exercise will improve your mood and increase your resilience and ability to handle conflict and stress at home. Stress can cause an increase in high blood pressure, an increase in plaques in the blood vessels, and an increase in stress hormones.
Conflict and stress can affect your health.

As you go about your daily activities, be sure to walk a little more. One of my favorite tricks for doing this is to park farther away from the driveway every time I go to the grocery store or mall. This will help you take a few more steps each day. Try it. You’ll be surprised how effective this can be for you without changing your lifestyle too much.

There are several different exercises you can do to help manage conflict in the home. The easiest is walking. Walking is one of the best as you can easily lose yourself and your problems while walking. Even if it’s just around the corner, walking can do wonders for your health. It can also help reduce your stress level.

You know the other great advantage of walking, it is difficult to have a conflict alone. The next time things start to heat up at home, consider going outside and taking a walk. If you have a friend you usually walk with, call him. There is safety in numbers. Give yourself time to analyze and decide on the next steps.