Are You Stressed Out? by John Cali

One of the most common complaints I hear in my work is how stressful the world and our lives are. There’s too much to do, and too little time to do it in. There are so many distractions demanding our attention and energy. The world seems filled with bad news.

How can we avoid stress and find peace of mind? It seems an impossible task in an impossible world. But it’s far from impossible. Here’s Spirit.

Spirit

Your world certainly seems filled with stress almost everywhere you look. Disasters and death abound. There doesn’t appear to be much good news out there. But there has never been a time when there have not been disasters and death. They are a “fact of life,” as you say.

On the other hand, there has never been a time in your world when there have not been acts of heroism, charity, and love. People caring for and loving each other.

“Good” news exists as surely as “bad” news does. What you see depends on you and your perspective. In other words, what do you choose to focus on? The “good” or the “bad?” Focusing on the “bad” news is what creates stress. But the stress is not “out there” — it’s in you.

Here are some of the ways we see many of you getting stressed out:

  • Striving for perfection instead of knowing you are perfect right here and now
  • Taking on more than you are comfortable with
  • Never saying “No”
  • Always putting yourself last
  • Making your peace and happiness dependent on other people
  • Feeling guilty about the past
  • Worrying about the future
  • Caring what others think of you

You’ll never create a happy, peaceful life that way. Stress is not necessarily a bad thing because it can help you re-focus on the life you want instead of the one you do not want. It’s when you become over-stressed that you lose it.

You will find yourself much happier if you simply focus on being in the present moment. Not thinking about yesterday or tomorrow. But simply being here now, in the present moment. That’s all you have anyway.

Most of the stress you feel comes from not being present in the moment. You’re often regretting the past or worrying about the future. Being fully focused in the present moment will bring you the peace you seek. In that peaceful place neither the past nor the future exist.

Do whatever it takes to get yourself into that peaceful place. Meditation is one powerful way. Listen to relaxing music. Take a walk out in nature. Spend time with a loved one, human or animal. The bottom line: Do whatever feels good and whatever nurtures you, physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually.

Do this every day, even if only for a few minutes. You’ll be less stressed and more peaceful. You are very unloving to yourself if you do not do this every day. It need not take a lot of time. But you need this as much as you need the air you breathe. The alternative is to be in a state of overwhelm and stress.

But remember the source of the stress, and the solution to ridding yourself of it, are within you. It’s all inside you. You’re in control.

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4 Responses

  1. Judith Anderson

    Thank you for all the good reminders of things that lead to stress.

    Usually, I have it all where I want it and am happy, but I am also dealing with a medical plan I cannot change due to finances that does not represent my own belief system and a doctor who means well but keeps trying to get me to take drugs I consider toxic and to do tests I do not want and do not think are necessary.

    I have decided that I want to take the Rx for diabetes as that disease has been affecting my vision, but recently the doctor threatened not to renew any of my Rx if I did not take a blood panel test, which I felt was blackmail.

    That blood test led to a possibility of something else she wants to give me more drugs for, and I know I do not believe in the diagnosis and will never take the drugs involved.

    I am not interested in fighting about it and am considering just taking the slips of paper for this new Rx she wants me to take and then not filling it.

    I have found this quite stressful and think that I might be better off just walking away from it all together and trusting to my body’s ability to heal me and my divine connection to sustain me.

    I really want nothing to do with Allopathic Medicine. And, recognizing that, it is up to me to stop interacting, stop fearing I will go blind, and go my own way and be happy all the time.

  2. Jerry

    I feel that as 3rd density collapses around us, we have the opportunity to put ourselves in the position of creating in ‘the now moment’. Personally, if I get off center, it hits me virtually immediately which allows me to get centered quickly…. hopefully = ). Sometimes I have doubts about my ability to recenter…. but something keeps poking me to keep moving.

    I have changed so much over the past few years and more so, lately, that for me, I need time to myself to reconnect and refresh my spirit. I know many are going through so much in their experiences and feel like they are just barely hanging on. If we remember we are pure god energy, we can again become as a little child and just be amazed at what we are creating… and then smile!

    Love to all
    Jerry

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