Holly, Interrupted

This post is inspired by anger turned grace.

Stress. Strange as it may sound, some people actually enjoy living a stressful life. Some kinds of people can accomplish more in a stressful environment. Some miraculously become more productive when the pressure is on.

I am not one of these people.

I usually don’t have a situation or specific thing that stresses me out. I tend to be stressed by people. People that I expect things from. Expectance of a level of respect, loyalty and appreciation.

Luckily, my strikingly gorgeous counterpart knows how I operate.

When I verbalize my stress, it’s no big deal to him. He knows how to listen to me vent and offer up a stress-free outlook. I wish that were my initial reaction to people and their callous behavior. Since it’s not, I have to find an alternative way of coping. I think I have found one. At least one that will work for me.

I looked up the word “stress”.  As I scanned the countless definitions, I found the one that struck a cord with me and my personal situation.

[stress]

1. emphasize something–to place emphasis on or attach importance to something

This is what comes to mind….

You mean like this, dictionary?

Here’s to de-stressing.

~ by hstringer on July 10, 2008.