What to Do When You’re Stressed Out
Stress can hit hard.
Fast.
Sneak up on you like a storm you didn’t ask for.
And sometimes stress care of nj the best thing you can do
is something simple,
something you can carry anywhere,
something that works when you got no music,
no phone,
no help
except you.
I call it
putting a skip in the record.
That means when stress starts playing that same old sound,
that same old lie,
that same old pressure
over and over and over,
you interrupt it.
You stop the record.
You tell yourself:
“Not doing this today.”
That one line
can be a wall.
That one line
can be a break in the chain.
That one line
can tell your mind
we are not going down that road right now.
And then I breathe.
Short.
Fast.
Small breaths.
Especially when I’m on my feet,
especially when I’m walking slow,
especially when I need to bring myself back
before the stress takes over the room.
And while I breathe,
I talk to myself:
I’m okay.
I’m fine.
I got this.
Not today.
See, this method
isn’t about pretending stress ain’t real.
It is real.
But it does not get to run you.
It does not get to sit in the driver’s seat
and take your peace away.
You teach your brain.
You train your body.
You convince your mind
to let go,
to shut it down,
to turn the volume down on the fear,
the worry,
the pressure,
the noise.
And that don’t happen overnight.
No, sir.
No, ma’am.
It takes practice.
It takes repetition.
It takes consistency.
But if you keep doing it,
something changes.
One day
you realize
you don’t have to stay stuck in the stress.
One day
you realize
you can shut it off faster.
One day
you realize
peace is something you can reach
with your own breath,
your own copyright,
your own will.
And the best part?
You don’t need anything special.
No speaker.
No screen.
No noise.
Just you.
Just your breath.
Just your choice.
And if my phrase don’t work for you,
make your own.
Build your own.
Find the copyright that help you stand back up.
Find the copyright that tell your soul
you are not sinking today.
Because stress is real,
but so is strength.
And peace is real too.
Love always and may peace be with you
Roy Dawson Earth Angle Master Magical Healer singer songwriter poet profit