Life is simple, it's just not easy.....it's like a coin. You can spend it anyway you wish, but you can only spend it once.....



Jan 31, 2012

Stress...

Sometimes it's important to work for that pot of gold.  But other times it's essential to take time off and to make sure that your most important decision in the day simply consists of choosing which color to slide down on the rainbow....

If anyone can say for sure that they live a stress free life then I would ask...what's your secret?  Arvid and I have faced many obstacles during our relationship and have survived them.  Of course not without lots of anxiety and stress.  Nothing most people have not gone through.
We have gotten to a stage in our lives where we have set everything so that we can live stress free.  Trust me there is no such thing yet we strive and work towards it everyday.  We work well together, we are in harmony with each other, but it is always some unknown factors that causes stress in a persons life.  
Arvid, like many of you, is the type of person who always likes to help everyone.  At least he has forever tried to please everyone by always going out of his way for them.   Good and bad.  Sometimes it gets to a point where people start to take you for granted, people expect from you all the time without ever considering your time anymore.  He is what I call the problem solver.  When someone has a problem, Arvid is the one they call.  When someone wants something taken care of it's Arvid they call.  Sometimes it has gotten to the point where I am fed up!

relaxed together


I always wonder why can't people manage their own lives, their own problems and their own everything.  Nothing wrong with helping out a bit, but sometimes it goes overboard.

Stress has many ways of showing itself.  In Arvid I know his entire body aches to the point where he is literally in excruciating pain, sometimes it causes him to have chest pains and this really bothers me.  This is when I would like to wring someones neck for causing him this.  Don't get me wrong, many a times Arvid is the cause of his own stress. 
All in all what I am trying to say is that life is stressful enough without having other people add to it.  One of the best stress therapies for us is being around Brutus.  Something to do with a cats ability to always be serene, calming and always so patient.

 Other ways we like to de-stress is listening to music, going away for a weekend with good food and drinks, and another favorite of Arvid's is turning OFF the phones.  Nothing relaxes him as much as when he is away from the phones and the computers... like they say, adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one.

If you ask what is the single most important key to longevity, I would have to say it is avoiding worry, stress and tension. And if you didn't ask me, I'd still have to say it....

until next time...

7 comments:

wanda darco said...

how about those annoying calls that come late in the evenings when all you want to do is to relax, unwind and watch TV or just spend quality time together?

norma francis said...

stress is someting we can't get away from. not all of us can just stay at home some have to work and deal with the BS of others. what won't I give to just be a stay at home wife with nothing to worry about. you have no kids to worry about. the two of you just come and go as you please with only each other to worry about. what kind of stress can you claim to have? just saying your life seems pretty easy going compared to most.

Curious said...

Let me guess it must be pretty stressful having a husband who is at your beck and call all the time? How much stress can a person experience when they don't even work? Granted we all have stress, but gimme a break what's your excuse? It's not like you even have to deal with financial issues, exes, children or anything similar?

parker tane said...

Stress is dealing with your husbands teenage children. Not easy being a step parent. My life is a continuous battle with them and I am not sure I can do it any more. So when they say stress kills let me tell you they are right!

Nadiya said...

Stress is this tootachee that seems to never want to leave. Stress is not knowing what is happening nor how long it will take. Stress is watching your loved ones agonize over finances, kids, family personal life etc. stress is not being able to do as much for others as we would like to. Stress is dealing with people who even though you rather not you know you have to. Stress is a combination of daily life, of just living and of trying to cope with things as best as possible. Stress is sometimes striving to be always better and to always wanting to achieve everything in a short time. Life has its stresses, but it is that that also makes it so much fun at times. Conquering our anxieties and reaching for the stars..... Living at times is stressful but it is how we do it that counts...have a stress free day friends:))

s telet said...

Just waking up and making it through the day is an accomplishment for me. Stress is the comIng weekend with family and football. Hehe

Ruth A. said...

Stress free is being on my own