Stress is not what happens to us. It's our response to what happens.
Adam Rifkin stashed this in Stress
“Stress is not what happens to us. It's our response to what happens and response is something we can choose.” ~ Maureen Killoran
Source: Adam Rifkin's post on Facebook
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Here's the full quote.
"Stress is not what happens to us. It's our response to what happens and response is something we can choose." ~ Maureen Killoran
This was inspired by the Make your own luck conversation.
You can't control what happens to you. But you can control how you react.
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Thank you Irene Au .
My fabulous hubby just said: "Stress is different than pressure. We all have pressure on us, but we don't have to stress out about it!" Especially if we're blessed not to have to worry where our next meal is coming from or where we'll sleep...
Thank you, Adam. You can't have any idea how much that applies to my day!
Ditto Susie, thank you Adam
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Not sure if these are too pedestrian, but here goes:
Stress Management and The many faces of stress - Enjoy!
5:40 PM Dec 16 2011