Some people are so used to experiencing stress that they don't remember what life was like without it.

We all enjoy pushing ourselves to accomplish our objectives. But we don't need stress to get there.

Stress is not the spice of life any more than arsenic is. And without it, you won't feel bored.

Look closer at the stress in your own life and you can identify that negative emotions are always built on counterfactual statements.

The number of stressors has multiplied exponentially: traffic, money, success, work/life balance, the economy, the environment, parenting, family conflict, relationships, disease. As the nature of human life has become far more complicated, our ancient stress response hasn't been able to keep up.

You can't tell yourself that your stress is produced in your head and feel better. You still need to learn how to create a change.

To believe that your husband, wife, parents, kids, boss, job, bank account, or body is even partly responsible for your emotions, to think that there are bullets 'out there' that you have to contend with, that there are stressful life events to overcome, is to miss something vital.