Stress! You feel it? I feel it! Some of us groan about it. Some of us laugh about it. Some of us ignore it. I have done all of the above, but I believe the appropriate response is to learn from it.

Stress can be an indication of depression, dissapointment, working too hard and a myriad of other things which all center around the same concept, Change!! Stress is an indication that something has changed or that something needs to be changed!! Or both!! When I started the going to the gym it came with a center level of stress. I didn't see it as stress because I was having fun, but when I really analyze my emotions I see that at times I was unsure of the proper technique and my body was clearly telling me that it was not used to the new routine. That was stress, but good stress!

I also remember when I was at my previous job I was under a lot of stress and I groaned at the though of going to work in the morning. That was stress! It was telling me something. It was saying to me that it was time to move on. Once I realized this, I did my research, handed in my resignation and left the country.

In my experience change should not be ignored. The source of the stress needs to be identified and so opens the opportunity for learning and growth and appropriate change!

Happy stressing! Happy changing!