Stress and the Value of Rest
Stress....The compromising, contributing factor to almost every disease/illness.....
We can be stressed without even realising it.... If you handle stress well, it's easy to deny its effect on you, especially if the only state you know is operating on adrenalin. For a long time, I wasn't able to admit to myself when something was stressful; I considered it a sort of ‘weakness’ that I wasn't going to succumb to. Probably what I was innately connecting to, was understanding that being stressed wasn't a desired state to inhabit or operate in.
Others have a different relationship to stress, almost wearing it as some sort of badge of honour / identity - 'I'm so busy/stressed/important...' Instead can we aspire to effectiveness; in decision-making for solving/simplifying? You function much better when your system isn't stuck in the loop of stressing. Understanding how to embody EASE is true expertise.
We can be stressed without even realising it.... If you handle stress well, it's easy to deny its effect on you, especially if the only state you know is operating on adrenalin. For a long time, I wasn't able to admit to myself when something was stressful; I considered it a sort of ‘weakness’ that I wasn't going to succumb to. Probably what I was innately connecting to, was understanding that being stressed wasn't a desired state to inhabit or operate in.
Others have a different relationship to stress, almost wearing it as some sort of badge of honour / identity - 'I'm so busy/stressed/important...' Instead can we aspire to effectiveness; in decision-making for solving/simplifying? You function much better when your system isn't stuck in the loop of stressing. Understanding how to embody EASE is true expertise.
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Do you know how to unwind and decompress post stressful situations so that it's effects don't accumulate in your body? Relaxation is when the body does its healing. Learning how to listen to your body - its signals of when to rest and when to move, is one of the most valuable life skills you can have. That's what I offer.... Get in touch to shift from stress to ease. |