"Stress is caused by being 'here' but wanting to be over 'there'". Eckart Tolle.

I think a lot of us are very confused about stress. We think all the answers on how to manage it lie outside of ourselves. As such, we work so hard to change the external circumstances to make ourselves feel better on the inside.

That is a misunderstanding. I believe we spend so much time and energy trying to change the outside, that we innocently create more stress in doing so.

Essentially the issue is a misunderstanding of what we can control.. and what we can't. Spending out life trying to control everyone and everything around us in a bid to make us feel good is tiring at best, and impossible at worst.

The good news is that we can stop doing all of that.. and find the answers to help us manage stress better.

"You aren't afraid of what you think you're afraid of - you're afraid of what you think." Michael Neill.