Stess in life

At the level we are in life right now stress can be a huge factor for people. You have to remember that stress is never a healthy thing. Be quick to identify the difference between stress and urgency.

Urgency to get something done or complete tasks should never look like anxiety or unhealthy actions. Some things are Urgent and yes you may have to kick into high gear in order to complete those urgent things. However if your heartbeat is racing, your brain feels overwhelmed or your body feels flustered this is not urgency this is stress. In those moments you should stop what you're doing take a deep breath and relax your body. At that point you can begin whatever task you were on again with a stress-free mind.

The unfortunate thing about stress is it can cause so many Health complications. Everything from high blood pressure, to weight gain, to hair loss and many other things. Stress is never friendly to anyone and it does not discriminate based on any gender, race, ethnicity, or economic level. Something we need to understand is how to manage that stress. I briefly gave an example of what to do when you're stressed out above but below is a better way to handle that with more details.

A practice that I use when I'm stressed out that really helps me is to do the following things below.

1. Stop everything you're doing. 

2. Sit in a chair with your back against the chair of feet flat on the ground and close your eyes.

3. Picture of place that you love to be. For me I use the beach.

4. I began to picture myself being in that place. For me I can smell the salt water, I can hear the seagulls chirping and I can hear the way it's crashing.

5. While you are picturing the space that you love to be in take a deep breath in and release it slowly.

6. As you're picturing this place and you're taking your deep breath in and out count very slowly backwards from 100. For myself when I usually get around 80 to 85 my body completely releases all of the stress that I'm feeling in the moment.

I hope this practice works great for you like it does for me. I will use this practice and really allow the stress to release from my body. I have also use this and check my blood pressure in the midst of it. And watch my blood pressure plummet down from the high blood pressure count that it would have been when I was dressing.

In closing, please remember that stress is not a good thing. If you are in a situation where you're consistently stressed please take a moment to analyze that and understand that you may need to change your environment. If you feel like the stress is causing high blood pressure or any other negative effects on yourself please see a doctor. It is important that you maintain a stress-free life and if you can't change that circumstance immediately that a doctor can help you in that time.

SIGNING OFF - Virtuous Woman