We have completely accepted that stress is a way of life
We have completely accepted that stress is ok and that it is almost expected if you are to achieve anything
We have become intimate lovers with stress, even when we don’t really like this lover
We are in bed with something/someone we don’t like (well, some of you do)
We are in bed with something that makes us feel bad
It is strange and foolish thing we do to ourselves
But we do it because it is a means to an end
We accept this way of life because of the illusion of some great pay-off in the end
The truth is that the payoff never really comes
Because even if we succeed along the way, we have now created rituals, habits and success formulas that include stress as part of the winning formula
So why on earth would you change the formula if it is working?
When offered techniques to reduce stress and improve happiness our response is often, “I don’t have enough time and I don’t have enough time because I’m too stressed!”
Stress creates more stress and our stress keeps us from undoing the stress
It is likely that your body, mind and spirit bark at you about your current relationship to stress, but you are attempting to ignore it
At some point, your bodies, minds and spirits are going give you warning signs of danger ahead
If you ignore these warning signs then body will have to simply rebel
When this rebellion happens it will be on a random day of the week, and likely during an important AND stressful task you are working on
The body’s rebellion, for most of us, won’t come quietly and tap you on the shoulder like an old friend
Nope
For most of us, the body will stage a full-on assault to take back control of the beautiful machine you have been ignoring and destroying
Take Back Control,
Dr. Shanna
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