KNOW THE TRUE CAUSES OF STRESS

Know The True Cause of Stress

When something occurs that has an effect on you to the point of causing a degree of stress and you continue to think about it, to carry it around with you, you give it energy. The more you think about the incident, the greater the energization, until it does indeed cause trauma. It is vital to let go to put the thing down.

A second and more basic way to deal with stress is to realize that the true causes of stress are not events, people, frustration, disappointment, fear, unfulfilled desires, or negative expectations.

Purely and simply, the cause of stress is your attitude toward these things.

Once again: stress is not caused by problems. Events do not cause stress but rather your attitude towards the event. Knowing the cause of stress makes it easier to deal with, for now the appropriate question can be asked. 

The question is not: How can I rid myself of stress? Rather, it is: How can I change my attitude toward events?

The answer is “Switching Your Viewpoint to Love,” which deals specifically with attitudes and how to change them

Along with an attitude change, a change in brain-wave production will alleviate the stressful condition effectively and with immediate results. Stress causes a faster brain wave frequency than does relaxation. When you relax, you slow your brain-wave activity. And therein lies the key.

You may face a situation so filled with stress that you do not see how you can relax, especially during the day. Or you may be under great stress without knowing its cause. Either way, the answer is the same. There is no way to get dark out of a room other than to let light in.

The only way to get stress out of your being is to let in relaxation. You cannot be relaxed and stressful at the same time. When you relax for a period of time every day, you moderate stress.

By moderating it you reduce its negative effect.

The most effective form of relaxation that research, testing, and feedback from millions of our Positive Thinking graduates use is the simple way meditation is taught. First-stage of meditation, slows brain waves and alleviates stress.

To enhance the meditation still further we recommend a second stage of meditation called the Daisy Pond, developed specifically for deep, healthful relaxation. Using the Daisy Pond meditation every day not only moderates stress but also helps to change your attitude toward problems. Daily practice slows down brain waves until you can enter the ten-cycle Alpha level rapidly and easily. Eventually your state of mind changes, and the stress usually disappears altogether.

The Daisy Pond is a visualization fantasy. Read through the description below once or twice before you practice the exercise yourself, or read through it once and then have someone else read it out loud to you as you listen with your eyes closed. Remember that you are free to use your imagination to alter any of the particular images to suit your own ideas of beauty and serenity.

Be now and Be here 

Be aware and Be happiness