What’s taking place during stress is actually much simpler than a transaction between stressful life events and you. There aren’t two parties involved in stress. There is only one – your own mind. Andrew J. Bernstein Read Quote
The elusive truth is that there is nothing stress-producing in the physical world. Things simply are. Molecules move. Light and sound appear. Andrew J. Bernstein Read Quote
Find the beliefs that are strangling your feelings, challenge them for your sake as well as theirs, and see how it feels to love someone without a thought about the future, simply for who they are today. Andrew J. Bernstein Read Quote
When a friend is sick, I see the situation for what it is, not what it isn’t, and I offer to help as much as she wants, not as much as I want. Andrew J. Bernstein Read Quote
We all enjoy pushing ourselves to accomplish our objectives. But we don’t need stress to get there. Andrew J. Bernstein Read Quote
If you’re successful and stressed out, you’re succeeding in spite of your stress, not because of it. Andrew J. Bernstein Read Quote
Stress is the negative whirlwind of emotions that gets imposed on top of our stimulation and engagement. Andrew J. Bernstein Read Quote
Stress is a byproduct of subconscious beliefs you have about the world. You can’t choose not to believe something. You believe it because you think it’s true. To eliminate stress, you must learn to challenge these beliefs so that you see them differently. Andrew J. Bernstein Read Quote
The reason humans experience so much more stress than other species isn’t just because we think more, but also because we think differently. Andrew J. Bernstein Read Quote
Some people are so used to experiencing stress that they don’t remember what life was like without it. Andrew J. Bernstein Read Quote
