Join Many Activities To Lose Stress
February 19th, 2012 | 
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The world today is on the fast lane. So many people, as a result, have been victimized by the rat race pace. There is nothing so destructive than living too fast. Stress is a word that is synonymous with pressure. It is a condition that causes hardship or disquiet. Inundated with an overly full schedule, some people have no time left for them to just enjoy doing things with others. Having a good time with other people can help us reduce the stress of a fast life. The problems of a fast life are so numerous that they keep us away from the abundant life that honors God, in whose image we are made.
God’s idea towards all goes beyond the idea that we merely exist or survive. It connotes that we are to live in a vigorous state of thriving and prospering. God wants us to flourish and live life in the fullest. And so He integrated the life of a flourishing person in his personal growth, family life, work, spirituality, and care for others. It is never God’s intention that His children receive nothing tangible for their labor. The problems we record are as a result of adversities and challenges, which are important ingredients in the development of a quality human being. Though adversities and challenges are there to help us build our capacities, yet healthy reciprocal relationships and contributions to the well-being of others cannot be ignored. Overburdening ourselves to bringing lasting or permanent solutions to human challenges is at the helm of our problems.
Physics sees stress as a force or system of forces that is exerted on a body which results in its deformation or strain. This goes a long way to establish our earlier definition of stress as an aberration to quietude. In this article however, we will be looking at stress as a mental, emotional, or physical strain that is either caused by anxiety or overwork. It is attaching a special emphasis, importance, or significance to something. Stress may cause such symptoms as raised blood pressure or depression. However, the faster we live, the more force is exerted until; finally, we reach the point that nothing can hold us together. The result then is predictable – disintegration!
Living in a world that has gone crazy does not mean we should also go crazy with it. We are so empty that we try to fill our emptiness with whatever the world has to offer us as a lifeline. The problem lies in us. Our calendars are usually packed full with activities and program that easily beset us. It is quite true that an idle mind is a devil’s workshop, but we get worn out and depressed without rest and a good time to play. Having an overly full schedule with no time to take a quiet work, throw a ball, read a story, pick pen and paper to write down inspiring words, or build a strong relationship, is failure on our part to properly prioritize and recognize what is good for us.
Many homes today have learned to eat on the run. Sitting down together to enjoy a well-balanced, home-cooked meal is an ideal thing for people who are poised to beat stress. The idea of being busy all the time with everyone being somewhere doing something, is not to help us get the job done properly, rather it helps to create an atmosphere of restlessness with its attendant record of poor output. The big question we must now ask ourselves is this: can there ever be a solution anywhere?
Living in a high-tech, high-speed society like ours demands a cautious approach. Engaging ourselves in group activities can be a fantastic method. The problem here is that of moderation. The absence of mental heath or positive emotion in life can be more injurious than major depressed disorder. People who are involved are likely to describe their lives as empty or hollow. They are prone to emotional distress and tend not to function well psychologically or socially. They lack confidence, find social relationships difficult and hold little hope for the social order. Whenever we focus excessively on work or dominate our lives with the accumulation of more things, no matter how important, we get listless and over-demanding.
The awareness that every individual life is part of a larger story of humanity helps us in this work of adjustment. Also finding something to do with our life is to have positive emotion toward life, which includes happiness and life satisfaction. We can succeed in our effort to beat stress only when our lives are truly having meaning and purpose – regularly in good spirits, cheerful, calm, peaceful, and in positive relations with others. When we are able to see the need for a relaxed mind; when we are determined to get rid of the incidentals, and then get our directions from God, something positive will happen.
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