A stress-free life might sound great, but it would mean not just avoiding the hard parts but forgoing many of the sweetest moments.*
Arthur Brooks
The outlaw is the radical, the one close to the roots of existence. The one who refuses to forget their humanity and in remembering, helps everyone else to remember, too.**
David Whyte
Perhaps take a moment to write out a list of the most rewarding
and significant moments in your life.
It’s more than likely that many of these
were due to or included some form of stress.
To be most human includes stress–
Look at how you treasure the contents of your list.
*Arthur Brooks’ The Free Press blog: Stress Makes Life Meaningful;
**David Whyte’s Crossing the Unknown Sea.
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