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Why You Are Too Damn Blessed To Be Stressed

Finding happiness in everyday life.

Jenny Kelly

Aug 01, 2016

University of Texas at Tyler

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Why You Are Too Damn Blessed To Be Stressed

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Summer time makes everyone happy and bright, right? But everyone has those "off" periods. This past week for me has just been really, sucky. A bad week, a flop, a horrible past seven days. I've cried and pulled through just to be brought down again. I have prayed and conquered my demons, I have lost friends. At the end of the day it sucks, but this week had me thinking. Why am I actually upset over a bad week? I am too damn blessed to be stressed.

People overcome such big obstacles in life and when I get brought down by something small, I have to take a step back and really think to myself why I am here on this earth. What is my purpose? What impact am I making on the people around me? Why do I get so stressed out about one bad test grade to the point I think my parents will disown me? Why do I think I have to please everyone?

Take a minute to really think about this question: Are those little things in life really worth stressing over? Why are you stressing over not being able to find your favorite shoes when someone else is stressing over how they are going to feed their kids? Yes, bad days do happen and it is absolutely OK to cry, but the outcome of the situation should always be positive.

Don't let insignificant situations take over the significant ones.

Don't let one person ruin your day. So they don't have the same views as you, so what? If a person is putting you down, that is their problem, not yours. Don't let school and work make you stressed. Did you do something wrong? Thank goodness you are human! Don't let a busy schedule stop you from doing something you love every day. Don't let a wrong order at Starbucks throw off the rest of your day.

Always find a pro in a con situation. Always look on the bright side of the situation, because someone may be relying on you to do that. Always think to yourself how that situation could have been a hundred times worse. Always pray about it. Always think there is something to be happy about, because there is.

Just remember in sticky situations that you are too blessed to be stressed.

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