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This is Marie T. Russell, co-publisher of InnerSelf.com, wishing you a day of embracing stress (today and every day).
COMMENT BY MARIE: There is a saying that goes: What you resist, persists. So the more we resist having stress in our life, the more it will hang on. Once we accept that stress, at least some of it, is a normal part of life, we can learn to dance with it and make it part of our flow, not our resistance.
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InnerSelf's Daily Inspiration
January 8, 2025
The focus for today is:
By embracing stress as a positive factor,
I can change my health for the better.
Today's inspiration was written by Sharad P. Paul, MD.:
There is a distinction between acute (short-term) stress and chronic (longer-term) stress; the former may indeed be beneficial. Animal studies have shown that significant but brief stressful events cause stem cells in the brains to produce new brain cells and improve performance.
Therefore, mild to moderate stress in short bursts can be good for us as long as we think of it in that manner. If someone can think that going through stress can make them better at handling it, it becomes easier and easier. And it turns out, the same is true for physical health—if you think stress is causing you ill health, it does; if you believe that stress cannot harm you, it doesn’t!
Even if in the past you were someone who viewed stress as negative, by embracing stress as a positive factor, you can change your health for the better. Research shows that anyone can change their thinking around to this positive mindset.
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Today's inspiration was adapted from the InnerSelf.com article:
How Stress Leads to a Longer Life Span
by Sharad P. Paul, MD.
Read the complete article here.
The focus for today: By embracing stress as a positive factor, I can change my health for the better.
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