Anxiety And Stress...commonly Experienced And Usually Misunderstood.

Stress is a common event in today's society however it is also misunderstood. This is a very bold statement to make and in no means intended to insult your intelligence, let me explain? In life where we are trying to achieve more there is going to be stress,in fact the only people without stress on the planet are at the same address. The graveyard, and I don't believe that's yours are my solution, at least I hope not ha-ha.

Stress is a part of living, if you're alive and breathing, expect it. Dealing with or how you see or handle life's pressures will absolutely determine the quality of your life.Doe's that make sense? This is important: Life is how you interpret it. I don't mean if you cut off your arm, you can say to yourself "It doesnt hurt" because its going to hurt! but if you use it as a "contrast" its a strong catalyst. What do I mean? Well a contrast, or a means to compare that pain or any other pain to one that could be significantly worse, thus realizing how fortunate you really are...There is always going to be someone, somewhere in a worse situation than you are in now.Contrast is a powerful tool to alter your perception of life's happenings that are less than what you deserve to have happen, got it?

I hear about the anxiety we put ourselves in and wonder about it. Anxiety really is about making things out to be bigger than they really are. Think about it, last time you had a concern, a problem, or a challenge as I prefer to call it, and you got all anxious about it, didn't it pass by? it wasn't all that big a concern after all. If you take away only one thing from my writings today is this : "That this too will pass" life is a river, constantly moving, life is all about change and movement, trying to stand still will create more stress and anxiety than moving with the current.

In conclusion, be grateful for where you are now, what you have achieved, take out time to celebrate even the most insignificant achievements you make, because longer term, success is a journey, not a destination.

By: John Edward Cline

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