Stress is not inborn
nor is it inherited
it does not even exist in nature
except in your own mind…
Yes that same monkey mind as they say
that conjures up dreams and situations
constructing an imaginary future
that exists only in your mind…
We get stressed about what may happen
we stay stressed because of what may occur
if it makes sense, or doesn’t
we choose stress, over rational thinking…
No you cannot see your future
you don’t know what is going to happen
yet you stress about it
cold sweat, perspiration…
a hundred days of dhyāna
and a thousand days of yog
cannot cure you of stress
however much you try…
because you refuse to let go
you refuse to relent
those scenes keep playing in your mind
again and again, and again…
There is no cure for stress
there is no medicine for it
but there is a way out of it
and the way is to not let it in…
And you can do that by believing
by seeing, what is in front of you
as it is, without prejudice and judgement
and taking life as it comes to you…
By loving each day, good or bad
for they too exist only as your reactions
to situations, and not in actuality
The cure for stress, lies only in your mind…
What has to happen, will happen
says a song or two
but worrying about it, my friend
will only make the worst come true…
We are what we truly believe in
and we make our own destinies
so why start with a stressful picture
when you can paint a beautiful melody..
One that you can see, hear and sing,
one that you can live though
every day is a new day
every day is a new you…
So stop stressing about tomorrow
stop worrying yourself, please do
there is light at the end of every tunnel
and it exists for me, and it exists for you.