Relieve Stress

Relieve Stress

Since I quoted the news article about stress....I found this blog that offers pretty useful ways to bring down your stress levels. I would tend to think that a large part of our stress is self-induced...to want to excel, to meet our self-actualisation needs and goals.

I'm a strong believer that it is an innate nature of human beings to want to their very best, to continuously self reflect and improve whatever they are doing. That makes life more worthwhile and worth living for. Without that inner drive, there won't be much progress in society and the human civilisation in general.

Then, the other aspect of stress is externally induced. Then again, it is how we respond to it that determines whether we are able to cope with it. By all means, strike a balance. A little tension in life is good, because it provides that motivation to get things done.

But then, when it is excessive and prolonged, then it will surely and slowly degenerate into a health issue...you would have suffered a burnt out. My tip of the day for stress is to make an assessment of how your personal abilities and competencies and the demands that are being placed on you. If your capabilties and capacity far exceeds the demands, then, you ought not to be stressed out. If otherwise, then, it is an early warning indicator of an impending rising stress levels.