Good Morning,
A Duke University Study showed 8 factors which lead to emotional and mental stability:
- Absence of Suspicion and Resentment – When we fill our minds with suspicions of others and carry grudges, it adds a lot of stress to our lives. As another writer once said, when we hold a grudge against someone, that person lives rent free in our mind. This takes away from our ability to have peace of mind because we are getting upset over these things.
- Living in the Present – Life is here and now. Hoping for things to be like the good ole days will make us sad as those days are probably gone forever. But, if we look around, we may just find that these days are just as good if not better, and there is always tomorrow to look forward to, but not dwell on, as that is just as bad as lamenting on the past.
- Cooperating with life and taking advantage of whatever situation presents itself – Stop trying to control everything and take advantage of what is offered to us in life through opportunities and serendipity.
- Staying involved with the living world – People like wolves are social creatures. If we isolate ourselves and become a hermit, we can slowly lose our peace of mind, and even our mind itself.
- Accepting the fact that everyone suffers from sorrow and misfortune – we are all human, we all have feelings, no matter how cold or unfeeling someone is, they will have feelings (barring any mental health issues of course). This means that we are not alone when we are sad or upset, and we can count on others to be there for us.
- Cultivating Love, Honor, Compassion and loyalty rather than selfishness – need I say more?
- Not expecting too much of self – This is a big one. We set ourselves up for a fall every time we give ourselves expectations which are too large or unlikely to happen. Dare to dream, but realize that some things are probably out of our grasp. No matter how much we exercise, we will not be able to pick up the
- Finding something bigger than yourself to believe in – Being a part of something, belonging to something bigger than ourselves helps us as well. We get support from others. We can get behind something we can look up to and live up to. Religion is one, causes are another.
Adapted from ‘Office Christianity’ by Perry E. White.
Enjoy!
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