Stress is Both Good and Bad ? The 3rd Law of Personal Energy
Stress is good and bad. For most of us a certain level of stress is good for us. When you think about it at a deep level, you realize that all growth occurs outside of your comfort zone. We need stress in order to progress and grow into something more than we are now.
However, when unchecked, when exposed to a chronic and unrelenting high level of stress, our body begins to break down.
This happens across the spectrum of physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual types of stress. Here are some examples:
Physical Stress - Working out your bicep is good, however, if you don't take a break and get some rest, you will damage the muscle causing yourself a lot of pain, and a reduction in your ability to lift heavy weight. Interestingly enough, many Olympic athletes lift weights only once a week or less because they know the importance of rest and renewal.
Mental Stress - Its common knowledge that the brain is extremely powerful. From mathematical analysis to creative thinking, you will see your performance increase dramatically, in addition to your energy levels, if you can learn to systematically give your mind the rest that it needs.
Keep this mind that some of the greatest thinkers of our time (i.e. Ford, Einstein, Edison, Churchill) were notorious for taking extended breaks in the middle of some of their biggest challenges. They found and often wrote about how when they took some time away from the challenge and gave themselves a break (in the form of naps, walks, socializing, etc), they came back with a different perspective, a clearer vision, and a deeper level of energy to solve the challenges of the day.
Naps are often difficult to arrange and quite honestly not everyone needs one. However, we can all benefit from deliberately setting times during the day in which we can give our brain a much needed rest. Just as with the physical, to be at our greatest mental energy levels, we need to take proper care of our mind.
Emotional Stress - Anyone who has lost a loved one can attest to the emotional trauma such events can add to your live. Emotions play a big part in your energy level because whether we are willing to admit it or not, we are emotional beings. When we think about almost anything, there is emotion attached to it. Deep feelings of distrust, resentment, guilt, sorrow can perform deep blows on our energy reserves. Emotional stress is one of the fastest ways to inefficiently burn energy.
However, its not the experience itself that is most telling, but what we do about it. You?ll likely recall that many of the most accomplished people you can think of achieved great success only after excruciating setbacks. I won?t go into a lot of detail, but know that we can gain energy from some of the most trying times in our lives, instead of losing it. It?s a matter of managing emotional energy, as opposed to managing an emotionally stressful situation.
Spiritual Stress - By spiritual I don't necessarily mean your faith or religion, although that plays a part. What I mean by spiritual is the deep convictions each of us holds dear to our hearts. Are you being true to yourself in your career? Are you on purpose? Are you striving towards a goal or vision of the future you desire for yourself and your family?
When you are congruent with your true self, you will find that the spiritual energy is one of the most pure and dependable sources of energy available. There is another side though, in that if you are not in alignment and especially if you feel like we all do at times that there is something preventing you from being in alignment, you will feel an energy drain that affects every aspect of your life.
In conclusion, its important to know that stress comes in both good and bad forms. If we can learn to harness all 4 sources of energy and correctly deal with all 4 types of stress, we will find that he have more personal energy that we thought possible in our lives.
However, when unchecked, when exposed to a chronic and unrelenting high level of stress, our body begins to break down.
This happens across the spectrum of physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual types of stress. Here are some examples:
Physical Stress - Working out your bicep is good, however, if you don't take a break and get some rest, you will damage the muscle causing yourself a lot of pain, and a reduction in your ability to lift heavy weight. Interestingly enough, many Olympic athletes lift weights only once a week or less because they know the importance of rest and renewal.
Mental Stress - Its common knowledge that the brain is extremely powerful. From mathematical analysis to creative thinking, you will see your performance increase dramatically, in addition to your energy levels, if you can learn to systematically give your mind the rest that it needs.
Keep this mind that some of the greatest thinkers of our time (i.e. Ford, Einstein, Edison, Churchill) were notorious for taking extended breaks in the middle of some of their biggest challenges. They found and often wrote about how when they took some time away from the challenge and gave themselves a break (in the form of naps, walks, socializing, etc), they came back with a different perspective, a clearer vision, and a deeper level of energy to solve the challenges of the day.
Naps are often difficult to arrange and quite honestly not everyone needs one. However, we can all benefit from deliberately setting times during the day in which we can give our brain a much needed rest. Just as with the physical, to be at our greatest mental energy levels, we need to take proper care of our mind.
Emotional Stress - Anyone who has lost a loved one can attest to the emotional trauma such events can add to your live. Emotions play a big part in your energy level because whether we are willing to admit it or not, we are emotional beings. When we think about almost anything, there is emotion attached to it. Deep feelings of distrust, resentment, guilt, sorrow can perform deep blows on our energy reserves. Emotional stress is one of the fastest ways to inefficiently burn energy.
However, its not the experience itself that is most telling, but what we do about it. You?ll likely recall that many of the most accomplished people you can think of achieved great success only after excruciating setbacks. I won?t go into a lot of detail, but know that we can gain energy from some of the most trying times in our lives, instead of losing it. It?s a matter of managing emotional energy, as opposed to managing an emotionally stressful situation.
Spiritual Stress - By spiritual I don't necessarily mean your faith or religion, although that plays a part. What I mean by spiritual is the deep convictions each of us holds dear to our hearts. Are you being true to yourself in your career? Are you on purpose? Are you striving towards a goal or vision of the future you desire for yourself and your family?
When you are congruent with your true self, you will find that the spiritual energy is one of the most pure and dependable sources of energy available. There is another side though, in that if you are not in alignment and especially if you feel like we all do at times that there is something preventing you from being in alignment, you will feel an energy drain that affects every aspect of your life.
In conclusion, its important to know that stress comes in both good and bad forms. If we can learn to harness all 4 sources of energy and correctly deal with all 4 types of stress, we will find that he have more personal energy that we thought possible in our lives.
About the Author:
Gerry Geneva is a personal energy consultant who operates the site MyAdrenalFatigue.com, a site that specializes in helping those suffering from adrenal fatigue syndrome, often experiencing low energy and extreme tiredness. MyAdrenalFatigue.com is a resource to help increase your energy levels through all new natural techniques.
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