How will you frame your next stressful situation? Perception. Perspective. Awareness. What if we shift ours, just a little, so that we can live with ease. We all have some degree of stress in our daily lives, so the more we learn about it the better we can learn ways to adapt. Each of us handles stress differently; some ways are healthy and, well, some not so healthy. Whether it is daily life or major stress events, the cumulative impact of stress affects our health. Our perception of stress can ultimately be our greatest ally. Understanding stress and maybe adopting tools like meditation and mindfulness could help us. The Greater Good Science Center at Berkley explains, "Psychologists have identified key variables that determine whether stress ultimately affects us positively or negatively are: Our Perception of stress The meaning we attach to it Our ability to cope with uncertainty and ambiguity The degree of control we have over the circumstan...
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