So your experiencing a little stress in your life are you? Well I have some good news, you are the one that is in control of your stress. Actually you are the one that is causing your stress! Hang on now, don't get all defensive on me. Allow me to explain.
You probably are blaming the stress that you feel on some external issues, for example, your job, money issues, school, relationship issues, the health of someone that you care about, etc.
When I say You are the cause of all of your stress, what I mean is that the stress you are feeling, that you blame on some external issue is caused by you, I mean that it is not the issues that cause the stress, it is how you deal with stress.
For example, lets say the air conditioning on your car quit working in the middle of august and you lived in Texas. That alone would qualify as a stressful situation, lets add that your mechanic told you it was going to cost $1200 to get fixed, and you did not have $1200. Well now I would say that could send some people into a full blown stress attack! And would probably leave a stress mark.
Lets go back to where I said that you were the cause of your stress. In this particular situation you would probably say that the lack of money to fix your a.c. Was the cause. The truth of the matter is that the lack of money is just the lack of money. In other words "it is what it is". The reaction is to be stressed out over the situation. So pay attention to that last sentence: I said it was the "reaction" or in the way you chose to deal with the situation.
What if you chose to deal with the situation in a calm and relaxed manner? Without the added and unnecessary stress. Because the fact of the matter is you have an a.c. Not working, and don't have the funds to repair it. That is the reality whether or not you stress out about it or deal in a calm and relaxed manner. Either way you will find a solution to the problem.
You get to choose, find a solution without the stress, or with the stress! The problem is what it is, to suffer from stress is your decision. And dealing with stress is kind of like hitting yourself in the head with a hammer, now you have a headache and no air conditioning! Doesn't make a lot of sense.
One of the first things to realize and accept is that there is a solution to every problem. You can search for that solution in the least stress full manner or the most stressful manner, your choice. You can always find things related to stress.
Of course it is easier said than done, that is for sure, especially if you are accustomed to finding ways to stress. If you will visit my blog and you will find some excellent techniques that you can employ to make it second nature. Just go to http://www.steviesinsights.com
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By Steve Combs
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