Starve Your Stress
From time to time a well-known irritant will come knocking at your door- stress. It can literally ruin a great day, end a fabulous moment, and turn your smile upside down. Stress can have physical effects too, such as headaches, rapid heart rate, and profuse sweating. Unfortunately, we can let stress run ramped and literally lose sleep because of it. If we could prevent stressful situations from ever happening, I am sure most of us would pay top dollar for that cure, but while stress still rears its ugly head in our lives, the best thing we can do is recognize what causes it, and find the best way to resolving it as quickly as possible.
Some familiar causes usually come from situations and circumstances beyond our control. Stress can be brought on by ourselves through a lack of preparation, for example, but other times stress is our reaction to the actions of someone else. How other people act is is totally beyond our control, but we can control how we respond to their actions. The unknown is another popular culprit. The unknown requires that you do things from a place of hope or faith not knowing if the outcome will help or hinder you in the future. That type of situation can certainly cause stress, but sometimes it comes unnecessarily. Have you ever been severely stressed about a situation or circumstance only to find that things work themselves out perfectly and possibly to your benefit? The weight and heaviness is lifted, but you will never get back the time and energy you wasted stressing over the situation.
The best way to deal with stress is to get rid of it. Stressful situations will come and can definitely take their toll on you, but only if you allow them to. We have to learn to recognize when stress has made its way to the forefront and refocus our energy on the solution to the cause. Stress is an emotional response that can be controlled by simply using your power to redirect your energy to a positive, productive mindset. Once you starve your stress and feed your effort to resolve your dilemma, stress is no longer an issue.
Some familiar causes usually come from situations and circumstances beyond our control. Stress can be brought on by ourselves through a lack of preparation, for example, but other times stress is our reaction to the actions of someone else. How other people act is is totally beyond our control, but we can control how we respond to their actions. The unknown is another popular culprit. The unknown requires that you do things from a place of hope or faith not knowing if the outcome will help or hinder you in the future. That type of situation can certainly cause stress, but sometimes it comes unnecessarily. Have you ever been severely stressed about a situation or circumstance only to find that things work themselves out perfectly and possibly to your benefit? The weight and heaviness is lifted, but you will never get back the time and energy you wasted stressing over the situation.
The best way to deal with stress is to get rid of it. Stressful situations will come and can definitely take their toll on you, but only if you allow them to. We have to learn to recognize when stress has made its way to the forefront and refocus our energy on the solution to the cause. Stress is an emotional response that can be controlled by simply using your power to redirect your energy to a positive, productive mindset. Once you starve your stress and feed your effort to resolve your dilemma, stress is no longer an issue.
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