{"id":41392,"date":"2017-08-08T18:05:30","date_gmt":"2017-08-08T22:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=41392"},"modified":"2017-08-13T02:03:21","modified_gmt":"2017-08-13T06:03:21","slug":"chaos-calm-stress-myth-carrie-beleno","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=41392","title":{"rendered":"Chaos to Calm: Stress Is A Myth  &#8211; by Carrie Beleno"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0Listen and Subscribe to Chaos to Calm \u2014 Carrie Beleno&#8217;s Podcast on:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/chaos-to-calm\/id1230232624\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-32047 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/listen-on-apple-podcasts-small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"191\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/carriebeleno\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-32048 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/soundcloud.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"77\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-41414\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/full-moon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"106\" height=\"141\" \/>Indulge me for a moment&#8230;suppose stress IS a myth? Suppose we created the entity of &#8220;stress&#8221; so that society had something to blame for the dis-ease of the world: headaches, heart disease, nervous breakdowns, insomnia, anxiety&#8230;?<\/p>\n<p>These are real afflictions, make no mistake. These are not &#8220;it&#8217;s all in your head&#8221; conditions. However, I found in my work and through the universal life truths that we no longer need to blame the mindless monster called &#8220;stress.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After all, stress seems indomitable, right? I mean, who can stop stress? It&#8217;s everywhere! You find it lurking at work, at the grocery store, at home, while driving, on the internet, at the doctor&#8217;s office&#8230;all around!<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s put the monster &#8220;stress&#8221; in its place, shall we? Once and for all?<\/p>\n<p>The official definition of stress is, &#8220;a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But I offer, it&#8217;s not the demanding circumstances that create the stress. It&#8217;s the emotional imbalance that causes the stress. (One person&#8217;s stress is another person&#8217;s motivation!)<\/p>\n<p>Family calling you at all hours with their drama around &#8220;Aunt Sue?&#8221; It&#8217;s not stress that is driving you nuts, it is the anger, frustration and sadness of their spewing or Aunt Sue&#8217;s actions that are causing you &#8220;stress.&#8221; Work demands bigger than you can handle and you&#8217;re experiencing anxiety? Don&#8217;t blame it on stress. Recognize that you are fearful or unhappy or frustrated.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s why: Emotions are much, much easier to recognize and shift than &#8220;stress&#8221; is. Stress is bigger than us. Stress seems insurmountable.<\/p>\n<p>Our emotions are inside of US. They are part of who we are, and we&#8217;ve lived with them our whole lives. They are easier to identify and shift, and once you do, they lead to life-long peace and happiness.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carriebeleno.com\/blog\/chaos-to-calm-stress-is-a-myth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carriebeleno.com\/blog\/chaos-to-calm-stress-is-a-myth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">You can read this article and others on Carrie&#8217;s blog by clicking here.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/belenocenter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Be sure to visit and like the Beleno Spiritual Healing Center on Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Connect with Carrie on social media:<\/h2>\n<div>\n<table width=\"646\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/podcasts.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" 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