If you ask a writer how to handle stress, he will tell you to do it like Shakespeare, Wordsworth, and Shelley did. Or, read the good things they have written and you won't be stressed.
If you ask a modern expert on how to deal with stress, he will give you a whole set of CDs, books, and new ways to deal with it.
...different people deal with stress in different ways.
Which do you like better? One Stress Management is the goal. Let's look at each way you can live a life without stress.
Step 1: Pour yourself into the books:
"UNDER the greenwood tree,
Who likes to tell me lies,
And make his happy note turn
To the throat of the sweet bird,
Come this way, come this way, come this way:
Here he will see
No enemy
But cold weather and winter
Shakespeare
Then don't give me anything I can't have.
My mind's happiness to destroy;
When I sing like this, I am a king.
Even though he was blind.
-Colley C. Cibber
It's easy. Just read the lines above over and over again until you understand what they mean.
Step 2: Think about it
Describe stress.
Stress is a way of thinking!
What is thought?
Mind is a bundle of thoughts.
When your mind unnecessarily ponders about the bundle of thoughts, stress takes control of your personality!
Then, what should we do?
The stressful thoughts will need to be replaced with honest, pleasant ones. As the wise saying goes:
When you change your thoughts, you change your mind.
When the mind changes, so does the person.
When a person changes, so does society.
When the society changes, so does the country.
And when nations change for the better, we say there is plenty and prosperity all over the world.
It's so easy, but you've made it so hard that it's giving you stress.
Step 3: The modern stress management techniques:
If you can control your mind, all the modern ways to deal with stress, all the long lectures on what causes stress, and all the big books on the subject are like kindergarten stuff. Where is stress when you're in charge of your mind's quick, nimble movements?
Don't think that if you control the mind, you are stopping it from doing normal, useful things. It's like a horse galloping forward, but the jeans keep it in check.
If the stress is affecting your health, that's a different story. In that case, you should talk to health professionals and good psychologists about how to deal with it. Stress can also kill you if you have serious health problems. Tell your friends and people who care about you about your thoughts, worries, and health. You might get good advice, and just getting your stressful thoughts out of your head will help you feel better.
So, the mind tools have a clear role to play in getting rid of stress in your life.
