What Next?

Stress is one of the things that of course is known to bring on dis ease. I meant to put the space between the word because that is what it is that we experience with stress, dis ease. We are not at ease. We feel discombobulated and often sick. So many things bring stress into our lives. Some we can control and some we can’t.

I listened to a great talk the other day that really resonated with me and I wanted to share some of it because I think what was talked about most of us deal with in our daily lives and whether we realize it or not, it brings so much dis ease into our lives. The great thing is that this is one of the stressors that we can actually control once we get a handle on it.

The speaker talked about how we as people are often very concerned with “what next?”. We finally get a job we want but “what next?” We will be happy when we find a spouse then “what next?” If we could only win that game every thing will be perfect and when we do, “what next?” I’ll look so much better when I lose/gain weight but “what next?” And by constantly comparing ourselves to others we tend to often feel the need for something more. (Of course this is definitely not helped by social media.)

It’s so great to have goals and ambitions but we need to stop, celebrate and experience what we have now as opposed to always thinking “what next?” Do we really need a bigger, better and more all the time. Does it matter in the whole scheme of things?

I know that I am guilty of often not being satisfied and asking “what next.” I believe we can reduce our stress levels by taking the time to be in the present and celebrating the now and what we have in this moment rather than always putting so much stress on ourselves by saying “what next?”

So easy to say but not so easy to do. I’m going to work on it, I hope you’ll join me.