Distinction

I bring you once again to the cutting edge of science; meet Kelly McGonigal. She received her PhD in Psychology from Stanford University. Feel free to watch the entire video--but if you only have seconds watch from the 3:10 to the 3:20 mark. She says; "when you change your mind about stress you can change your body's response to stress."

http://www.ted.com/talks/kelly_mcgonigal_how_to_make_stress_your_friend.html

The rest of the talk she references studies and health science to support her claims. Bottom line: if you can view stress as being HELPFUL, your body will respond in kind and promote a sense of wellbeing, even as it experiences stress. (see; ocytocin)

If something is helpful, isn't it a gift? (full of help, helpful; beneficial, advantageous, fortunate, favorable, supportive, cooperative, constructive) To understand the distinction between possible outcomes from EXACTLY the same stimulus is the beginning of wisdom. It is the ability to "create possibilities" within a construct where your mind is already made up. "I'm stressed out! I can't handle it! Leave me alone." Ever heard those words before? Ever spoke them?

Honor your initial reactions. If you are stressed out, you're stressed out. That's fine. What you then do with those feelings though, is paramount. If your mind locks in on the debilitating aspects of stress, you will experience a manifestation (in some form) of that thought process. If you can recalibrate your immediate reaction to include the idea that stress is a gift, (however incomprehensible) you then create an entirely new dynamic of how you respond and react to the stress. Not only does your body respond differently, (as Kelly attests) so does your mind and spirit. And that is what this web site is all about. G-G-G works if you put it to work. The results you experience reveal your path. Your path is your purpose of being. Your being is an expression of God. What could be simpler?