What's your favorite or best way to deal with hardship or stress in your life?

I stay busy - it usually takes my mind off things. There is never a lack of projects or causes that need perspective, hands, backs, and hearts to ever stay idle.

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My way to deal with hardship, disaster, and everything else is trust in the God of Heaven and earth Lt Col Charlie Brown
I have been through death of children [the LORD brought that son back to life and protected another who attempted suicide a few times], divorce, eviction [a few times], health disasters, termination of careers [twice] and other seemingly unbearable situations.
In each case, I learned to trust God and through that process I became more compassionate and have been able to help others going through similar trails of life.
Learning to adjust is an important step in physical and spiritual growth.
Like CPT Jack Durish mentioned, having a sense of humor is a great way to help ourselves and those we love bear up with grace:-)
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Depends on the stress or hardship. Prior to my motorcycle accident, wind therapy worked well. Now, I try to head to a single track or to the silver comet trail on my mountain bike or road bike.