Stress is extremely harmful to the body. Even mainstream medicine is recognizing how many diseases stress causes.
Pain is the fuel that lights the flame of our enlightenment
Non- reaction is not weakness, But Strength!
Above all, the only thing you have to heal is the present thought. Get that right and the whole picture will change into one of harmony and joy.
The actual experience of awakening can only be in the present moment.
Observe your thoughts, don't believe them.