To Your Success Part 3 "MInd, Body, and Soul"

Inspirational quote for today is:"When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change". ~ Wayne Dyer In this part of the Mind, Body, and Soul series I’m going to talk about stress. As you already know, this is one of biggest battlefields of the mind. I have a question for you. What is stress? You see stress is a close cousin to worry and anxiety. In addition, worry and anxiety are used to describe the internal fretting, whereas stress is the external factors causing the worry and anxiety. Overall, stress is a state of physical, mental, or emotional tension caused by these external conditions. I believe these top three stressors we all face in our lives. They are follows: 1.) relationship issues, 2.) financial, job, career issues, and 3.) loss issues. One thing I learned about in our response to stress and that is the way we interpret an event determines how we will respond psychologically, physiologically, behaviorally, and spiritually. For example, what may cause stress for me may not be stressful to another person because of how we use the interpretation or the cognitive appraisal of the events. For me personally when stress occurs I try to remember God’s word. “The lord is for me; I will not fear; what can man do for me? ` Psalm 118:6 (NASB); “He shall say to them, hear o Israel, you are approaching the battle against your enemies today. Do not be fainthearted. Do not be afraid, or panic, or tremble before them, for the lord your God is the one who goes with you, to fight for you against your enemies to save you.” ~ Deuteronomy 20:3-4 (NASB). In addition, when I read these verses not only do they strengthen me it helps my stress diminished. When my stress seemed out of control, Psalm 91:9-11 (NASB) had a very strong influence on my perception and resulting response: ”For you have made the lord, my refuge, even the most high, your dwelling place. No evil will befall you, nor will any plague come near your tent. For he will give his angels charge concerning you, To guard you in all your ways”. Furthermore, Psalm 23:4 (NASB) helped me fight the most potentially fearful event with a great perceptive “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff they comfort me.” Moreover, what is stressful to one (such as possibly approaching death) may not be as stressful to another. The reason is because interpretation makes all of the difference. I trust you enjoy reading this blog, and I pray that it helps you as you begin to change your life and achieve great success. This is the beginning of a journey that never ends. I will present Part 4 at a later time. Talk to you soon, Gary R. Johnson.