Dealing With Stress

When things do NOT go your way, when it seems like you are being thwarted at every turn, that is the moment when you most need to connect with your soul self. But it's also the moment when it will be most difficult to make that connection. World weary and frustrated by the events and circumstances of your life, you will most likely lose all access to that peaceful center where none of these seemingly important goings on have much meaning. Fear, anger, frustration all conspire to detach us from the quiet center of our being.

At such moments, it's important to remember that you have a higher soul self, whether you can feel it right at that moment or not. Simply notice the feelings that are arising in you. The observer who notices is your soul self. The more you relax and observe, the more you will become aware of your higher soul self, and with that awareness peace will return.

You may notice that your physical body has to process the adrenalin pumped into it by stressful reactions to events. Simply observe this happening. Do not resist. Be patient and wait for your body to chemically readjust. Do not take any substances into your body in order to counteract the body's natural process.

All drugs interfere with consciousness. I don't care if they are called consciousness expanding drugs, relaxants, narcotics, hallucinogens, whatever. They interfere with your natural higher consciousness.