Stress

it's such a stupid thing. yet we deal with it everyday. we stress about what we look like, how we feel, how others feel about us. we are constantly stressing. i'm stressing right now. i feel like i have 100 things to do and a minute to do it all in. i'm stressed that i won't get my homework done. that i'm not going to get that study abroad position. i will miss all these deadlines. i will let people down. stress. six letters that make us feel like our worlds are crumbling in front of us. why do we let it get to us?


why do we stress about things that are so insignificant? granted some of these things are important, but don't stress. one thing i fail to remember most times is to let go and let God. this is how i wished i lived my life. why can't i? why can't i trust that God will take care of it all and stop stressing about it? i know he will. i know that. yet when it comes to it i feel that my stressing over it will what? make it better? nope probably makes it worse. then why can't i just go with my faith and focus all this energy on something else. i think we all have this problem. some of us won't talk about our stress because we don't want to burden friends. you know what, tell them! they are there for that exact reason (if not find new ones because your current ones suck!) lay down and just let it all out to somebody. tell them everything that you're feeling. that will help more than you know. some of hold it in until we crash and burn into a big ugly mess. then we are farther behind than we were to begin with.

then again stress makes us work. it's when we are really feeling the pressure that some of us lock our sights in on our obstacles and blow them away. we get everything done and finally feel relief. i think stress is natural for us all. it depends on how we handle it. feeling stressed? go do something you love. go for a run. walk. or just a workout. you will not regret it. i promise. when you feel like you're going to be crushed by everything you have to do, get out. get away. put your favorite music on, plug those headphones in, and forget the world. sooner or later you will need to come back to it all. but you will have had your breathing break and be able to conquer it with a fresh mind. some people suggest taking naps. i do not. if you're like me naps turn into 3 hour out of it for good snooze fests. also,

 don't set unrealistic expectations for you to succeed. you want to write a 10 page research paper, an educational psych paper, attend a softball game, work 5 hours, workout, and dominate world hunger. yeah sorry not going to happen. you're going to end up sitting in the middle of your floor crying to whoever answers their phone first. that's another thing. just cry when you get stressed. it does you well to cry sometimes. i'm not saying you need to sit for hours and blubber and bawl. that's unnecessary. but shed some tears. but then wipe them off and kick ass. that's how winners are made.

don't let stress ruin your life. you will get through it all. we all will. just remember that you have friends and family willing to help you out. again if you don't lose those idiots they're worthless. keep your head up and a smile on your face.

"Being in control of your life and having realistic expectations about your day-to-day challenges are the keys to stress management, which is perhaps the most important ingredient to living a happy, healthy and rewarding life."--Marilu Henner

xoxo

--Sam

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