Bliss means supreme happiness, utter joy or contentment.
Doesn’t that sound wonderful?

“Stress is not what happens to us.
It’s our response TO what happens.
And RESPONSE is something we can choose.”
Maureen Killoran

“When you find yourself stressed, ask yourself one question:
Will this matter in 5 years from now?
If yes, then do something about the situation.
If no, then let it go.”
Catherine Pulsifer

Which would you prefer?
a feeling of total bliss or stress?
Apply the two quotes above in your daily life and you can lessen your stress.

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Perception:
–noun
1. the act or faculty of apprehending by means of the senses or of the mind; cognition; understanding.
2. immediate or intuitive recognition or appreciation, as of moral, psychological, or aesthetic qualities; insight; intuition; discernment: an artist of rare perception.
3. the result or product of perceiving, as distinguished from the act of perceiving; percept.
4. Psychology. a single unified awareness derived from sensory processes while a stimulus is present.

“How we perceive a situation and how we react to it is the basis of our stress. If you focus on the negative in any situation, you can expect high stress levels. However, if you try and see the good in the situation, your stress levels will greatly diminish.”
-Catherine Pulsifer

Of course there will be times when you experience stress; however, it’s how you allow yourself to react to those moments that will measure your ability to overcome the stress associated with it. If you can find something positive to learn in any situation, you’ll be able to control your levels of stress and happiness.

Which will you strive to do today? Focus on the negative? or enjoy the positive and experience less stress?

Today’s Friday Focus Tips comes from here

Adapted from The Healing Aromatherapy Bath, by Margo Valentine Lazzara (Storey Books, 1999).

Mental clutter, hyper-mind, head on overdrive—we’ve all been there. Here is some soothing relief.

Try these simple suggestions for slowing things down. Your concentration and memory will improve, you will gain greater perspective on your life, and you’ll be able to think more clearly and with less effort.

read the full article here