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Q: Could you talk more about what causes stress?
want to stop having so much of it!.
A. I really
Survey a hundred people on the street as to what’s the main problem in their lives -- “Stress!” When I ask friends, clients and stu- dents what’s making them tense or anxious –same reply. When I ask for specifics, they name –and blame—pressures they feel around money, work, love life, politics or health. We all want techniques to dodge stress, or at least soothe its aches and pains. But stress isn’t a thing, or ‘out there.’
It’s a
name for a context in which we’re experiencing discom- fort. Our feelings of pressure, alarm, worry, anxiety or vul- nerability are a byproduct of how we’re representing peo- ple or circumstances to our- selves.
What we call stress
comes from habits of think- ing and reacting, from disem- powering beliefs and negative expectations about what the future might hold –and ques- tioning our ability to create desired outcomes. Doubting ourselves can make us feel very vulnerable and even po- tentially trapped.
The good
things of life can seem out of reach, or obtainable only with struggle and sacrifice.
But stress can be busted! Our knee-jerk reactions to chal- lenges can be consciously changed for the better. If we consider that
I can be “at cause” rather than “at effect” (thank you EST) even un- der very trying circumstances. As my Self respect grows, stress di- minishes, or dissolves altogether. Sure, shifting habit patterns can
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“stress” is not a demanding boss per se, or a sulking spouse, or a stack of bills to pay –but the re- lationship I’m having with these matters, then I can shift my experience, positively. Bust that stress. I can get my power and choice back, stop thinking I’m a victim of cir- cumstances. Alter- ing my perception of what’s going on can open me to up- beat options I hadn’t realized were there: what a relief! Creative solu- tions flow. And once I’m breath- ing easier, things start to improve.
take time, especially those we ac- quired as kids. Many of us learned to think of difficulties as problems to struggle with, or feel victimized by --- not as chal- lenging opportuni- ties for even greater well
being. We
may have habits of expecting life to be basically generous or kind to us --or hos- tile. And while hurts are real, and some people do awful
things, and crises do occur -- the kind or degree of ‘stress’ results from whether I can trust myself to devise a way out of the dilemma. Children are especially vulner- able. But as we grow, we can learn to frame situations to sup- port our inner Dreams, and self esteem. If not, distress is our continual companion. To bust stress, we step back from the drama, stop identifying with the ‘soap operas’ of our lives. We can lighten up, lighten our loads and find a better, healthi- er, happier way. What we can’t laugh at, find some humor in, we’re sorely stuck with…. Comedy that comes from a strong heart is profound, heal- ing it breaks through tragedy. It’s life-giving!
breathing!
Start from the insight-out. Re- claim your right to a fulfilling life. Intend well being. Keep Let your heart open.
Indulge healthy pleasures. Call on your creativity. Become “re- sponse-able,” rather than reaction- ary to what life dishes up. Focus your mind on attracting into your
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So, in a hyphenated word, stress- busting is the art and science of en- lighten-ing up. May you believe in, find and use your Wings. Happy Labor Day, Jewish New Year, Au- tumnal Equinoxing and shining de- Light. Yours, Marcia
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Today, the family grows nearly 600 tons of apples a year, all of which are dry farmed. They cultivate more than 25 variet- ies of apples, although nearly half are Gravensteins. In addi- tion to selling apples directly to customers on their Upp Road farm, apples can be found lo- cally at Andy’s Produce, Im- walle Gardens or the Santa Rosa Farmers’ Market.
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