#13 Wisdom of the day: Stress
During my 25 years of guiding people, I have often heard the word “stress” used. 🙃 🤔But what is stress exactly and what causes it? 👉 From my own experience, and that of many others, I define stress as follows: When a person uses their imagination in a destructive way to react to an old story in the mind, or to a situation, person, or event in the outside world, the body produces unpleasant emotions. These emotions are low in frequency and slow down the flow of energy through the body. Especially when more than one unpleasant emotion is produced as a reaction to the mind’s story, the effect is stronger. The body then enters a state of stress because the energy flow is not sufficient to provide the body and organs with the energy they need to function optimally. This is what people feel in their body and describe as very unpleasant. That experience is what we all define as stress. 🥺 👉 What I experience is that you can handle stress very quickly. It all depends on your interpretation of the situation. 🫶Let me clarify this in an easy way to practice in your daily life. 🚗 For example, you are in the car driving to an event — your relationship with time matters. ⏰ You have 10 minutes to get there, and the traffic is bad. Now it is you who has the choice: 1. ‘I only have 10 minutes’ → emotions of lack, powerlessness, rejection, guilt, etc. 2. ‘I have the full 10 minutes’ → emotions of freedom, abundance, trust, etc. You are aware of these choices, and you can take the decision: 1 or 2. ❔My question to you: Which one is unhealthy for your body and makes life difficult to live in, and which one is healing for the body and makes life pleasant? ✔️Can you give me an example from your daily life where you became aware of this and made a change. 🤍 The switch of destructive reaction to constructive reaction. Could feel the different effects in your body? 💪 And did you became aware of the power you have on your life?