Your Stress

@AmbiePam (85776)
United States
August 30, 2016 12:36am CST
You can never really rid yourself of stress completely. My dad used to say people are either IN a problem, at the END of a problem, or about to go INTO a problem. He wasn't being cynical, it's just a reality reminder when I thought life wasn't fair. Managing stress is almost like a fine art. What is your biggest stress right now? I keep thinking of that hymn that says, "I cast all my cares upon You. I lay all of my burdens down at Your feet. And any time I don't know what to do, I just cast all my cares upon You."
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@Jackalyn (7559)
• Oxford, England
30 Aug 16
I try to do just that. Lately thanks to a landlord failing to pay the mortgage I was facing being made homeless. I really had to work at laying it all at Jesus'feet. It waa fine. The landlord has sorted things out. I could have become very stressed.
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@Juliaacv (48523)
• Canada
30 Aug 16
Your Dad is right about that. I think that we all have our own stressors in our lives, nobody is without stress, and mine is not any worse than anyone else's.
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@skysnap (20154)
30 Aug 16
I think if we try to control things then it does happen we get stressed for sure.
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@jstory07 (134753)
• Roseburg, Oregon
30 Aug 16
If you get rid of all of your problems it is not long before you get some new ones.
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@jstory07 (134753)
• Roseburg, Oregon
31 Aug 16
Yes stress is something you need to learn to handle. You need to learn how to manage stress.
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@AmbiePam (85776)
• United States
1 Sep 16
I manage it pretty well. I started the discussion based on a conversation I had with someone else. It isn't about me.
@JudyEv (326431)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Aug 16
I think your dad was very wise. There is always something going on in our lives even if it's not something huge.
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@nannacroc (4049)
1 Sep 16
As usual, my biggest stress at the minute, is that one of my girls is upset. I think your Dad was right but it's how we deal with the problems that help us become less stressed by them.
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@debolinac (110)
• Greater Noida, India
30 Aug 16
You dad said it right. He was really a wise person. Right now my biggest stress is my mum's health and my financial situation.
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
30 Aug 16
I must be unusual because I'm not stressed not coming out of being stressed, and as far as I know not going into being stressed
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@AmbiePam (85776)
• United States
30 Aug 16
I don't think he was talking about stress, but it's great that you don't have any. Hopefully, you're not about to get any.
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@Tampa_girl7 (49184)
• United States
1 Sep 16
I am stressed over my parents. Mamas Alzheimer's is very stressful.
• Midland, Michigan
1 Sep 16
I've not heard that particular song before, but, I do know it helps lift the burdens when we can sing praises instead. I agree that we can't get rid of stress, but we can learn to quit worrying about everything and then some. Right now, I'd say not having enough work for myself and my employees. We're in a sort of work slump where our customers want to wait another month or so before having us come over. We've had a few weeks before when it's been slow, but we've had it like this about a month now. We do have work, just not as much as would be normal for the summer months. And it doesn't help that my knee has been bothersome, more than normal. That song is from the verse in Philippians 4:6 I believe it is without looking.
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• Zhengzhou, China
30 Aug 16
I am a student,and now my biggest stres is study and exam.
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