Message of the Day - Know Our Enemy

Good Morning,

 

There is an enemy of ours lurking out there which is insidious and unrelenting. It makes bad things worse, and can turn even the best of things sour if we let it. This enemy is stress.

 

Stress can come at us at any time in our life that we let it or when we least expect it.

 

Stress can hit when we have too much to do and do not know how to proceed. Stress can also hit us when we have too little to do and don’t know what direction to head into next.

 

Stress is a force multiplier. A cold or bad sinus day coupled with stress can turn into the flu, pneumonia, a sinus infection, or worse.

 

Stress comes at us when we do not see everything in our day clearly, you know, that feeling of overwhelm we sometimes get.

 

Stress can come at us when we do see everything clearly and have some questions.

 

So how do we combat this enemy, stress?

 

One way is to short circuit it. Don’t give it a chance to grab hold and attack our minds like a virus.

 

We can do this by stopping whatever we are doing at the moment and take a deep breath. One of those slowly breathe in until our lungs are full, hold it a few seconds and then breathe out again slowly. And if necessary do it multiple times.

 

We can take the chaos in our day and map it out on paper or on a computer. Using tools such as a mind map or brainstorming list, we can demystify stress by creating a picture of what is going on and being to see it clearly and remove the fear of the unknown.

 

We can stop and say a prayer or affirmation for ourselves, our work, our coworkers, etc. and realize that we have most likely survived something like this before and are still here to talk about it.

 

We can also realize that so long as we are alive, we can make a difference in our lives and in this world.

 

Our enemy, stress, is single-minded and relentless, but we are stronger, smarter and better equipped to take it on and defeat it.

 

Battle stations everyone, we have an enemy to defeat!!

 

Enjoy!

 

Sanford Berenberg

Sanford@berenberg.net

http://www.berenberg.net

http://sanfordberenberg.blogspot.com/

502-533-9336

 

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