Stress

I know that stress comes from within—from my reaction to external forces. I’ve just been through a very stressful week related to finishing my latest book. My whole body was tense. It wasn’t the book that was doing that to me; I was doing it to myself, and I couldn’t stop until I moved the book to the next phase.

What was driving my stress was intense mental energy needed to learn new software and a new process for doing what other people used to do for me. So maybe a little resentment was thrown in there, as well.

At any rate, I reached the next plateau, and today my body is relaxed. I just finished meditating, and all is well. Peace is restored.

You write it: What do you do when you find yourself in the control of stress?