The One Secret to be Stress-Free
Today, I want to tell you about the one secret to being stress-free. Let us start by looking at what stress is and the impact it has on our bodies.
Stress and Your Health
According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, stress is a feeling of emotional or physical tension. It is how your body reacts to any challenge or demand. Thoughts, events, or feelings of frustration, anger, or nervousness can result in stress.
When your body experiences stress, it releases hormones to make your brain more alert, muscles to tense, and pulse to increase.
In short bursts, stress can be a good thing. Short bursts of stress is called acute stress. When you slam on your brakes, have an approaching deadline, or find yourself in a dangerous situation you experience acute stress. The reason that acute stress can be a good thing is that it can save your life in dangerous situations or motivate you to get a task finished on time.
Long-term stress, also called chronic stress, can be very bad for you, though. Financial problems, chronic anxiety, or abusive relationships can cause chronic stress. This type of stress is very bad for you and can result in a number of health problems over time. Some health problems associated with chronic stress include:
- High blood pressure
- Heart disease
- Diabetes
- Obesity
- Depression or anxiety
- Skin problems, like acne or eczema
- Menstrual problems
The One Secret to be Stress-Free
Now that you know the dangers of stress, you may be thinking of ways to alleviate any chronic or unneeded stress from your life. In short, the One secret to be stress-free is to live in the present.
When you live in the present, you let go of both the past and future to instead live your life with your body, feelings, and immediate situation joined as one. The benefit of living in the present is that you focus on what you can control and let go of things that are out of control.
You might be thinking, “Who doesn’t live in the present?” and brush off this advice. But the truth of the matter is that very few people intentionally live in the present.
Let us try a short exercise. I want you to close your eyes and think about everything that you have done today. Especially take note of all the times that you lived in either the past or the future. Common examples of living outside the present include worrying about tomorrow’s busy schedule, allowing past relationship mistakes to dictate resent relationships, or staying glued to your phone in social situations.
My guess is that a lot of your day was spent worrying about the past or the future. If this sounds like you, then it is time to start living in the present more.
Of course, thinking about your future and reflecting on your past are both good things. In fact, thinking about your past and future helps you to grow and create a life you want. But it is important that you use the past and future to create a present that makes you happy and fulfilled.
Start harnessing your energy towards the present. Allow yourself to feel emotions as they come and focus on the tasks that are directly in front of you. As you do this, you will see much of your stress melt away, helping you to live a stress-free life.
Remember, most of your stress comes from the way you respond, not the way your life is. Adjust your attitude and all that extra stress is gone.
You can do anything but not everything so enjoy yourself and make it a great day today and every day!
Mac Donoe, President
www.6StarLImo.com
(224) 302-6202
Mac Donoe is the President and CEO of https://6StarLimo.com “6 Star Limo Services” mission is to offer our customers fast and easy access with unbeatable prices for limousine and bus chauffeured transportation services in Northeastern Illinois and Southeastern Wisconsin!.
