Quotes about Stress

Reality is the leading cause of stress.

If your work is stressful, it's not your work.

I think in every country that there is at least one executive who is scared of going crazy.

Rest is the ability to totally trust God without living under the stress of the cares of life.

Peace is not the absence of stress but the presence of the Savior.

All anxiety is fear-based.

For years I played the what-if game. Maybe you're acquainted with this pastime. The rules are simple: Rule #1: You're only allowed to think of worst-case scenarios. Rule #2: You're never allowed to win this game. You can only lose. Rule #3: The more you play, the greater your losses.

Most of us think we're too busy or too important to rest for a day.

When a couple encounters a crisis, it magnifies what's already present in the relationship.

Maybe it's just the accumulated stress and strain from a long season of steady struggle. Or maybe you aren't overwhelmed at all. More like underwhelmed—bored with the sameness and mundaneness of a life you thought would be filled with so much more adventure. The predictability, the pointlessness. Urgh. You so desperately want a change, or at least a little excitement along the way.

A life filled with tension can be a deeply happy one. A life filled with aggravation or stress cannot.

Symptoms of chronic stress are feelings of fragmentation and of chasing after time - of not being able to be present. What we are looking for is a settled, joyful state of being, and we need to give this state space. The Archbishop once told me that people often think he needs time to pray and reflect because he is a religious leader. He said those who must live in the marketplace - business people, professionals and workers - need it even more.