Worrying is like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do, but it gets you nowhere.
The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.
Its not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it.
A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.
Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of its strength.
Stress is an ignorant state. It believes that everything is an emergency.
People become attached to their burdens sometimes more than the burdens are attached to them.
The components of anxiety, stress, fear, and anger do not exist independently of you in the world. They simply do not exist in the physical world, even though we talk about them as if they do.
If you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in the breath.
It is said that our anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength.
Our stresses, anxieties, pains, and problems arise because we do not see the world, others, or even ourselves as worthy of love
Worrying is carrying tomorrow's load with today's strength- carrying two days at once. It is moving into tomorrow ahead of time. Worrying doesn't empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength.
Our anxiety does not come from thinking about the future, but from wanting to control it.
Stress is caused by being 'here' but wanting to be 'there'.
Sometimes people let the same problem make them miserable for years when they could just say, So what. That's one of my favorite things to say. So what.
When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.
Worry... is rust upon the blade.
Nothing is permanent in this wicked world - not even our troubles.
Reality is the leading cause of stress among those in touch with it.
In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.
or simply:
