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Don't mess with Mr
Inbetween
We regard stress as something
harmful, dangerous, negative, of great mental
and emotional strain and causing only health
problems. Stress, however, does not mean this
exactly.
To use the definition of stress
given by Hans Seyle, the founder of the theory
of stress, it is "the nonspecific response of
the body to any pressure or demand." So, stress
is an identical response to negative thinking,
fear, anger, muscle tension, pain, or happy
events as well. You can't avoid nor eliminate
stress from your life - even love is
stress.
No matter what the stressors,
positive or negative, no matter whether they
evoke positive or negative feelings, our
organism automatically responds in one and the
same way - and this way is relatively well
studied. The reaction is: secretion of various
hormones, mainly those which control blood
pressure and heart rate, perspiration rate,
emotions and the immune system.
So how do we minimise the
negatives?
Johnny Mercer composed, and Big
Crosby sang, the answer in 1944. It is very
simple, but not easy -
* Accentuate the positive -
spend more time on the positives in your
life,
* Eliminate the negative -
spend less time thinking negatively,
* Latch on to the Affirmative -
enjoy and live in the moment.
* Don't mess with Mr Inbetween
- be decisive. If you make a mistake then you
have found out sooner what to avoid in the
future.
Thoughts elicit responses in
our body. Positive thoughts (happiness, joy,
fulfillment) lead to calm, enthusiasm, energy,
love, whereas negative thoughts (unworthiness,
mistrust, fear, resentment) produce tension,
anxiety, anger, fatigue, alienation.
To understand why a seemingly
insignificant thought can affect our body,
understand the automatic physiological response
we have to danger - flight or fight. These
responses have protected us throughout the
ages, but, in modern times they have become
counter-productive and a danger to our
health.
Negative, stressed people look
for everything wrong with a situation. When
they are cut-off in traffic, treated unkindly,
fear for their job, a rent increase or a lost
restaurant reservation, the flight or fight
response kicks in. They are looking for
something wrong and in this material world,
where things are always imperfect, that isn't
hard.
Unfortunately, these negative
emotions of fear, (the emotional energy to
flee) and anger, (the emotional energy to
fight) mar rational, logical decisions. To make
matters worse, recent medical research has
uncovered a relationship between the release of
these hormones and a reduced life
expectancy.
Without thoughts things don't
happen.
Positive thoughts yield
positive results whereas negative thoughts
bring negative results (dislike, indifference,
misery, fear, alienation). These thoughts tend
to create our physical reality, not instantly,
but eventually.
Where we put our vision is the
direction we tend to go.
Article Source:
http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Neil_Handley
About the
writer
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Neil Handley graduated as a Bachelor of
Economics and Accountant. After some 20 years
as a stock broker Neil turned to property
development. He then acquired a controlling
interest in a property development company
listed on the stock exchange and became CEO. He
has been involved in developing residential
subdivisions, industrial subdivisions,shopping
centres, office buildings and medium density
residential dwellings in Sydney's north shore,
Northern Districts, Parramatta and Liverpool
areas and on the Gold Coast, Queensland. One
office building was sold to the AMP for $25ml.
Neil's company advises on building wealth via
property.
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