Stress is an inevitable part of life. We have to have it. It’s part of being human and intrinsic to who we are. We can’t make it go away and it’s almost impossible for us to not get stressed out. We’re too integrated with each other and the things in life we love. When something we love doing doesn’t go according to plan or someone we love pisses us off by not putting away their dishes or not picking up after themselves, of course its going to bother us.
Why wouldn’t it?
Stress are like ocean waves. The bigger they are, the more ruckus the ocean becomes. The smaller they are, the more calm. We can’t change the ocean. But we can learn how to surf.
The ocean is unpredictable. At times, it can be steady and then extremely volatile. Learning to surf, we can adapt to the changes of the ocean. And learning to be in the moment, you’ll learn more than ever about what you have control of and what you don’t.
If you don’t pay attention, the ocean will eat you alive. Or sharks. They tend to do that too.
Originally published at mikeliguori.com.