REI WEALTH MONTHLY Issue 35 | Page 44

Step 1: Remember that your natural state is joy.
Step 2: Your thoughts, not the world, cause your stress.
Step 3: You can change your thoughts of stress in any given moment, and eliminate the anxiety for the next few moments, or even hours and days.
Step 4: Monitor your stressful thoughts by checking on your emotional state right in the moment.
10 STRESS MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR YOUR WELL­BEING SAM SADAT

Step 1: Remember that your natural state is joy.

You are a product of joy and love; it’ s natural for you to experience these feelings. You’ ve come to believe that feeling bad, anxious, or even depressed is natural, particularly when people and events around you are in lowenergy modes. Remind yourself as frequently as necessary: I come from peace and joy. I must stay in harmony with that from which I came in order to fulfill my dreams and desires. I choose to stay in my natural state. Anytime I’ m anxious, stressed out, depressed, or fearful, I’ ve abandoned my natural state.

Step 2: Your thoughts, not the world, cause your stress.

Your thoughts activate stressful reactions in your body. Stressful thoughts create resistance to the joy, happiness, and abundance that you desire to create in your life. These thoughts include: I can’ t, I’ m too overworked, I worry, I’ m afraid, I’ m unworthy, It will never happen, I’ m not smart enough, I‘ m too old( young), and so on. These thoughts are like a program to resist being tranquil and stress free, and they keep you from manifesting your desires.

Step 3: You can change your thoughts of stress in any given moment, and eliminate the anxiety for the next few moments, or even hours and days.

By making a conscious decision to distract yourself from worry, you’ ve inaugurated the process of stress reduction, while simultaneously reconnecting to the field of allcreating intention. It’ s from this place of peace and tranquility that you become a co­creator with God. You can’ t be connected to your Source and be stressed at the same time— this is mutually exclusive. Your source doesn’ t create from a position of anxiety, nor does it need to swallow antidepressants. You’ ve left behind your capacity to manifest your desires when you don’ t choose in the moment to eliminate a stressful thought.

Step 4: Monitor your stressful thoughts by checking on your emotional state right in the moment.

Ask yourself the key question: Do I feel good right now? If the answer is no, then repeat those five magic words: I want to feel good, then shift to: I intend to feel good. Monitor your emotions, and detect how much stress­ and anxiety producing thinking you’ re engaging in. This monitoring process keeps you apprised of whether you’ re on the path of least resistance or going in the other direction.