When I was engaged to be married, I was stressing out about this important event coming up in my young life.  Coping with the my nervous energy, I started needle pointing several projects.  This  hourly monotonous repetition of stitching calmed me down.  Not only did I avoid the pitfalls of eating everything in the house, I had two completed projects to hang on my walls in my new home.

Everyone copes with stress differently.  I have a girlfriend who when she gets stressed out doesn’...