I Refused...

Today I went to work.

I did not feel like going, but I did.

I did not like to go, but off to work I started my week.

That’s what commitment is all about, right?

Commitment is doing things, not because I feel like doing it, but I need to do it. People rely on me to do it.

When I went to work 4 people were missing. Filling-in has to be done. RE-structuring of the scheduled activities was done, quickly because people were waiting. Plans have to be overhauled, changed.

Isn’t that what we just hate to be in? When plans are done and the unpredictable happens, that is the summation of STRESS.

But it was my choice to be stressed or not. I had a choice to be reactive OR be proactive.

I chose the latter.

Thus, today I learned that it is my choice to manage change. Whether I plan what’s to happen or not. Whether events beyond my control happen or otherwise, I still have a choice.

Today I choose NOT to be stressed. That's what matters most.

It is healthier to accept, than to be stressed.

How about you? What stresses you? How do you refuse to stress yourself?

(image from www.stressfreeyoga.com)