Few suggestions from elders to overcome stress

Dear ones, if you are willing to take some time to observe our current society, you would be astonished noticing that constantly people are in a big hurry, always rushing, like continually something urgent is happening. On the same note, many times we all heard loud and clear from different reputable sources that such behaviour is generating an enormous amount of stress and anxiety, and that is why we each need to learn effective ways to manage such situations.

For your convenience, below I’m sharing few words of wisdom issued long time ago by a number of wise thinkers, and I believe that most of them are truer than ever. Enjoy!

- "Let us stand up and give thanks, for even if we did not learn much today, at least we learned a little, and even if we did not learn a little, at least we did not get sick, and if we got sick, at least we did not die; so thank you!"

- "Don't cry because the bright days are gone; smile because they existed!"

- "Don't dwell in the past, don't dream about the future, focus your mind on the present."

- "Remember that you are always responsible for what is happening to you and how you transform yourself."

- "Others teach us who we are. Their attitudes toward us are the mirrors in which we learn to see ourselves, regardless of the fact that at times some mirrors could be distorted, but even so they still could ring a bell and that is what we need to pay attention to. In all, many of us probably are quite unaware of the immense power of the social environment."

- "He who knows others is somehow intelligent; he who knows himself is truly wise. He who can defeat others is strong; he who has defeated his weaknesses always is really strong. He who is content with what he has is very rich. He who is energetic has a purpose in life. He who does not stray from his nature lives long."